Come on brother, this isn't worth fighting about, and besides, I guarantee you could take me.
Dude, I'm not picking a fight.
That was a serious question. Stay with me.
Our society is simply too industrialized, and to do so would serve absolutely no purpose.
Are you able to bug out? What meds do you take?
Kirk, you are a smart ass. I think you are my new favorite person.
Are you able to bug out? What meds do you take?
Kirk, you are a smart ass.
Pffft, so says you . . . and a long list of ex-girlfriends.
I am amazed when people say they will carry an 870, 2 pistols, an AK and ammo plus their other junk on a bug out.
Jews from Germany during the 40's, South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon?? Are those historical enough?
About the only way I would leave my home would be one of two things, something like these or a nuclear disaster.
No matter how much someone preps there are to many variables to say if bugging out or staying put is the best option. You can go from bad to worse really quick.
Alright, no more "thread-jacking," or whatever silly name is ascribed to expansion of a discussion. Here's a full thread on the silly "bug-out"* idea...
Collapse of currency has historically NEVER led to a mass exodus. The Weimar Republic, the Antebellum CSA economy, the Soviet Union, contemporary Argentina...
In previous threads, melensdad has asked fair questions. I have yet to read any realistic scenarios in this post or others. Sure, Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczynski, and Albert Johnson packed up and left, but are these the guys we want to emulate?
Under what circumstances--specific examples--would you leave? Let's make it easy: why is it safer to survive in a totally unfamiliar setting than to survive on your home turf?
*If you prefer the term "bail out," you may make substitutions as best fits your own vocabulary.
It's obvious that the OP is a fairly articulate person, that enjoys seeing others do back flips to support their beliefs. It seems to me, that for the OP its a form of control in which he gets off on. Or maybe he was that guy in high school that thought he was better than everyone else and just can't let go of the "good 'ol days". I don't know. What I do know is that its drawn me in, perpetuating the cycle of fruitless arguments. To that I say to the OP... Bravo!