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IF SHTF...everyone's TRUE colors will come out!
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I have seen 'prep advisors' say that you should experience hunger, real hunger so you'll know the mindset of a hungry person demanding (or begging) for your food. Real hunger meaning to go without eating for 24 - 36 hours.
You might think, oh, this guy 'just' wants some food. No, he will have no reservations about killing you for your food and you must be prepared to kill him first.
I'm not a hard ass and I would be hard pressed to kill another person. I hope to keep a low profile and avoid that situation.
Quoting: Real list Absolutely, and we teach that very line of thought. We here in the US have been blessed with enough prosperity to allow for apathy, greed, and complacency to take hold, while also destroying drive, work ethic, and initiative necessary to prepare for the future of one's self and family. Essentially; the vast majority of people have no clue what TRUE hunger is, nor the effects on the mind & body. I'm not referring to an afternoon stretch to dinner because you missed lunch. I'm referring to real hunger. To watching your children cry from hunger (or thirst). To attempt to secure some sort of food for yourself and family, all the while expending even more calories in your search. Then add in the cold, the wet, the dark, and the overwhelming stress that grows minute by minute as you look into the hungry eyes of your spouse and children. There is a great humbling headed our way, and I assure you it will not be a nice process. Ironically, most of those whom many consider as "rich" will not fair as well in a long-term situation as being discussed here. Those from a rural/ agrarian background will be much more suited to live through such event. The reason(s) for this are skill sets (life skills, as we label them), as well as having a familiarity with growing, hunting, preparing, storing, and even rationing food, in conjunction with "tightening the belt" when things are lean. Time and exposure - those are the two keys to crating competence and skill sets. Affluence, even though it may create the possibilities for a warehouse of food and supplies, and even open opportunities of attending training courses and classes, in and of itself cannot provide these. If I were to label the greatest move towards one becoming TRULY prepared, it would stem from arriving at and recognizing a point that one understands what they do not know, what they need to learn, and doing what is possible for them personally in order to increase their time and exposure of not only learning these aforementioned life skills, but also becoming well-versed in their use and application under adverse, trying conditions. You are right that some in rural ares will have the skills and wherewithal to feed themselves. What you did not mention is the amount of time/labor to do these things. An example is on youtube, it took a healthy young man 35 minutes to grind enough wheat into flour for 2 loaves of bread on a mordern manual mill. Then he has to make a fire and watch over the baking process another 1/2 hour or so. I grow a small garden mainly as a hobby. It takes a lot of hard work with no real guarantee of a crop. As with most activities, it look easy until you do it.
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