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Survivalism and Survivalists encompass a very wide range of interests focusing generally upon disaster preparedness - for any type of disaster. When the power goes out, and stays out, what do you do? Well, if you're smart, you've done something to prepare for this possibility. Planning for virtually any disaster equates to planning for all natural and man-made disasters. Different situations may call for modifications, but the things you absolutely need are food, water and shelter. There are a lot of things that make being without electricity a lot easier. Flashlights and batteries, matches and lighters, canned goods and other foods with a long shelf life, gardens, fishing and hunting. Survivalism is about a lot of things - not just being prepared, but being self-sufficient, and practical education on how things work. There's more to cover about Survivalism, than I can cover here. To your right, you will find a great blogroll of the best Survivalist sites, blogs and forums available online. Below this article, you will find some short reviews on them, too.
"Something" Hit the Fan: Not knowing which disaster is on the way makes it easier to sleep at night. On the other hand, if you enjoy life, you want to do everything you can to preserve it and the lives of those you love and care for. The global economy is front and center, and has everyone's attention. The state of the dollar and other currencies, banks, financial institutions and government solvency are just one set of very critical issues that have many people very concerned. Disasters are "Something Hits the Fan Scenarios". The global financial crisis was a long-time in the coming. It is the direct and explicit result of not taking steps to confront risks. We have in the United States single companies requiring hundreds of billions of dollars in bail outs of taxpayer money. These companies did not take steps to reduce, eliminate or even balance their risks. That, unfortunately, is the mainstream. Natural Disasters: Ice-storms in 2003 took out power to some portions of the southeast for nearly two weeks. Everyone knows about Katrina, but it was not isolated just to the City of New Orleans. There's even an incident where a HydroQuebec power grid forcing 6 million people into having no power for over 9 hours in 1989. CME's can disrupt radio transmissions, cause power outages, damage electrical transmission lines, power grids and destroy satellites. Wait for events to happen, then react to them? Or develop contingency plans so if they do happen, you're not the one scrounging around for bottled water? Global Financial Crisis: Mass Coronal Ejections and Polar Shifts may sound far fetched, the global financial crisis is not. It is real. It is here, now. The only real question here is how much worse will it get? More than survivalists are preparing now. The United States is the world's largest economy without counting the European Union, being a collection of sovereign states. The State of California alone ranks 8th in overall world GDP - and could stand as a nation unto itself. California in addition to 40 more of our 50 states are in the midst of major budget issues. The United States has been significantly dependent upon China, of all countries, to buy US Government Bonds. On June 28, 2009 even the Chinese banks were deemed to be in financial trouble. US Economy: Official records might place unemployment in the United States at 9.6% for June. This does not account for those who have stopped looking for jobs or who have taken part-time jobs (underemployment) because they can't find a full-time job. Some states are officially well past 12%. Residential and commercial credit and mortgage defaults are continuing to rise alongside unemployment. United States tax revenue on personal earnings for April of 2009 was a full 44% lower than in 2008. In consequence, to sustain budgets, states and the federal government are looking at a whole new range of ways to generate more tax revenue. No winning - what happens if the government does decide to finally get a grip on spending?. One in six Americans - 16% are reliant upon the government for a paycheck. How will that go over? Not very well. If it is not good in the United States, odds are it is even worse elsewhere. The Theoreticals - What If...? It's appropriate to ask a lot of questions. What happens if... your employer goes out of business? What if... your bank gets closed down? Odds are you are probably safe on up to $250,000 per account by the FDIC, but even that has limits. What if... California goes bankrupt? Okay, so that won't happen because it will probably get a Federal Stimulus Package. So, what happens if any one of the other 40 states without a balanced budget does not get a stimulus package? What happens when you go to your bank and you can't get money out? Even if you are prepared, how is everyone else going to handle any of this? How prepared are the millions of people who live from paycheck to paycheck to handle any one of these situations? Fear Mongering! Promoting fear is to encourage people to run away from problems. Fear is trying to avoid problems knowing they aren't going away. Turning and facing them, planning and preparing for them is not promoting fear - it's promoting courage and decisiveness. Hope is not a strategy. Looking at what the numbers have been saying and are saying now is rational. Relying upon what may or may not exist in 3 or 6 months is not rational. Not being rational is what got us into this global economic mess. Watching Wall Street is not rational. It is normal to be scared when confronting problems. It is irrational to be dominated by fear. Oh, sure...the economy, it'll be fixed in three months. The banks? They're fine, just need a few billion more - no sweat. Jobs? Green shoots are on the way, man! That'd be fine if cows were unemployed. Survival Community Blogs and Resources SurvivalistBoards.com - Extensive, friendly and educational. Just about anything you could want to know about everything related to disaster preparedness, contingency planning, and large portions of what is also associated with LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability) is on file here. Health, Fitness and First Aid is one section, Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping is another. Urban Survival to Farming, Gardening and Recipes - feature everything from how-to's to lists of things you will need and want. There's active conversation and debates on many topics, most of all you will find it to be a very friendly site more respectful of others than you're likely to find on any political forums. Think you are alone in your concerns? No. International Disaster & Alert Map Virtually real-time global tracking of earthquakes, epidemics, biohazards, and other emergencies. SurvivalBlog.com is dedicated to family preparedness, survival, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency. Written by author and former military intelligence officer Jim Rawles, his site is viewed in over 100 countries. Lots of very good information - hundreds, if not thousands, of posts. The Survivalist Blog - An independent blog with some pretty good articles, including quick tips on assembling your own "Grab And Go Survival Pack" also known as a "bug out bag". Suburban Survivalist Blog - A good blog with quick, common sense posts on everything of interest to both Survivalists and Preppers. Urban Survivalist Blog - This would ordinarily be too small and inactive to include in this list for having only three articles. They focus on short-term disaster preparedness, quick and easy. Survival Blog Directory - Part of a much larger, general blog directory, what you will find here is 30 or so more Prepper and Survivalist Blogs. |
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Outbreak of Fungus Threatens Tomato Crop - New York Times, July 17, 2009 Paulson reveals US concerns of breakdown in law and order - July 17, 2009, The Independent (United Kingdom). FEMA National Level Exercise July 27 - 31, 2009 - Web Site Announcement. Plant Disease Hits Eastern US Hard 15 Worst Expected 2010 State Budget Gaps Much-needed tax refunds delayed Britain facing swine flu upsurge, US calls crisis talks. WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
Warren Buffet on Economy 6/09
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