Why Are Preppers Hated So Much?

So why are preppers hated so much?

It is because they are a direct challenge to the status quo. Just by prepping, preppers are proclaiming that they do not have faith in the system. But most people have complete and total faith in the system, and many of them do not like to have that faith questioned. As I have written about in other articles, polling has found that most Americans expect that the government will take care of them if disaster strikes. Most people have been trained to “trust the experts” and to “trust the government” all of their lives, and that conditioning can be very difficult to overcome.

Not only are they proclaiming they don't trust the system, they become harder for the system to control due to their reduced reliance on it.

It makes the "system" feel unappreciated, awwwwww ... :(

Preppers have a fair amount of value stored in their preparations, money they're supposed to be spending on entertainment! They are the ones who are able to live their daily lives AND sock some away. As some of the stronger members of society, there's an instinct to tax them, to extract that wealth they have stored.

Reminds me of the childhood parable about the grasshopper and the ant...

Lots of grasshoppers out there...

Was Noah the most famous prepper of all?

Because its stupid .

I would argue they understand math better then you - world-wide debt that governments never plan to repay - how will the economy react once it is well understood?

:Proposed O Tax H:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled preppers....

How many preppers did Peter Piper pick?

They think that they will somehow survive the end. And then they stock up on weapons to kill other survivors that will come and steal their stash.

So if you think about it logically. All the prepress will survive the doom and then kill one another. So we hate you cause you are fu...kn dumb

This was on the big meatball fat heads website. Dumb articles there. Guess that's why I read it.

This from someone that lives in the horror that is South Africa? I wouldn't dare to go there unless I was heavily armed.

AC, hope you enjoy starving to death in the dark.

I personally thing people like this idiot AC instinctively know what's coming. They are choosing to live in a dreamworld and feel jealous towards those who are able to face reality.

Its one thing to prep for an emergency, its another to make prepping a daily way of life. imho, severe prepping is like a form of mental illness. Hoarding, worrying and living is constant expectation of some catastrophic event is a sad way to exist and its even sadder when you see people on those prepping shows making their children live that way; in constant fear. They are robbing those children of their early years when they should be enjoying their innocence and exploring the finer things the world has to offer, not hellping mommy and daddy stock pile the basement with canned beans.

Once again, the thing people miss when they are watching those prepping reality TV shows is they are no different than watching a sitcom depicting a certain way of life. The content of the TV show is always directly related to what they are trying to sell you during advertising time. Prepping shows now slam you with all their prepping stuff (bunkers, financing for bunkers, food for disasters, gas masks, you name it. if someone can make a dime off of something they will. When in history has anyone really ever needed to use their bunker?

I'd rather live and love life and enjoy it than sit around stock piling and hoarding items so that I feel i am 'ready'... no matter how much you prep, you can never be fully ready for what you don't know will or will not happen.

Everyday that passes we have decreased our on personal probability that we will encounter doom as portrayed on TV prep show because we are all one day closer to our own deaths as each day passes. If you really believe that you are going to die, why bother living at all.

That may be the dumbest thing I'll read all day.

Well done, little sheep. Well done.

for some preppers, it gives them an edge, that they feel smarter or ahead of their friends, acquaintances, etc. Life is competitive by nature. Prepping is just another venue to compete in.

Preppers are made fun of and "hated so much" by TPTB because they actively and openly practice independence. It is the single thing TPTB can not abide.

You can be filthy rich or dirt poor. You can be a rocket scientist or dumb as a bag of hammers. Beautiful or butt ugly. None of that matters as long as you worship at the altar of the state. BUT start acting like you are going to fend for yourself and dare to survive a crisis designed to kill you off and you are the enemy because your independence and insistence to survive defies TPTB.

So, they denegrate, poke fun, and even throw up legal blockades to make prepping unpopular and even illegal in some cases. They don't want you to survive and even if they don't mind that, they sure as hell don't want you thinking you can get by without them.

Its like watching shows about extreme cuponing. People see its obvious benefits and become jealous they are to lazy or financially unable or mentally unable to do something similar.

Anything society doesn't understand gets made fun of. I think a lot of those people out there are a bit insane but in extreme situations its the most extreme that survive.

I live in a neighborhood of mild prepers. In fact if we like in the 1920-1950s EVERYONE would be considered a preper by today's sad standards. Having a few months of ammo, food, and water in your home is nothing to be ashamed of or mocked about. It's simply smart.

Like everything in life moderation is the key, I know that if doom started coming at us from every direction that at least the 40 or so families in my local area would be prepared enough and willing to help each other as best we could. It called civilization.

Humans are the cheapest commodity on the planet there is simply to much supply to to make human life valuable, but when 1/3 the population is suddenly eliminated and the 3-6 months that follow kill off another 1/3 you may find that everyone is suddenly very excited and happy to see another human and more than willing to help out. Most prepers do not have the mind set that if I see anyone after that day I'm just gunna shoot em. Most do what they do because they are natural community builders and if we lived in an environment that actually cause you to labor for your survival and not go sit in front of a computer for Monopoly money and cardboard laced meat products they would be the people you would hope you had around you.

Money spent on prepping is not moeny wasted, I've simply built up food and water that I cycle, I cook food and meals from my food stores and when I got to the store regularly I just replace what I used.

You want to know something strange?

For years, while my kids were growing up, at the beginning of every school year we had to make earthquake kits (we live in California) for the kids to have at school in case something happened while they were in class and we couldn't pick them up on time. It consisted of packages of food, drinks, cards, extra clothing, etc...

Now, I'd say in the last 6 or 7 years, they stopped asking for emergency kits for the kids. I'm just baffled as to why they don't think of preparedness anymore.

The opinion of the weak is best ignored.

Survival of the fittest is, and always will be, valid.

The constructed competition will remove undesired genetic material permanently from the population, leaving only the most fit - both mentally and physically.

The small and weak nations left from the cleansing will become the dominion of the dominant power in its respective sphere of influence.

socialst/communist/utopian/marxist democrats hate individualism, that's why.

I think that it is human nature to want things to be easy, to just be handed everything we need (or want) from a benevolent "Mommy/Daddy" so we don't have to go through the hard work of obtaining it for ourselves. This would explain the recent election results.

Additionally, it is also human nature to be envious of people who seem to have "more" than we do.

IMHO, the government is WELL aware of this. Just like the current attacks on "the rich" are calculated to instill jealousy in those who consider themselves to be NOT "rich". The same philosophy is being used to whip up resentment in those who for one reason or another have NOT made any preparations for disaster which may occur. They don't consider that we have denied ourselves indulgent pleasures in order to add to our pantry, they just see our pantries and want them for themselves without any of the work or sacrifice it took for us to build them in the first place.

Honestly, considering that the whole Nation has seen the DISMAL government response to Sandy and Katrina, I can't believe that EVERY American is not stocking up on food and water (at least), so that they do not become like Esau, who sold his inheritance rights for a bowl of stew.

Noah was the biggest prepper of all time

It just makes sense to prep. If not the end of the world there are hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.
I lost power for a week with both Hurricane Sandy and Irene.
I did fine both times.

Never believe anything you see on TV.

I'm about to turn 27, and it wasn't until recently that world events started to make me worry about my fiance and her daughter. They are completely oblivious to current events. They have no idea what to do in a torrential flood or civil unrest. No survival skills whatsoever. My parents and her parents are getting old and blind. I used to think of my self as a lone wolf, but now I must play the role of Wise Shepard, for I now have sheep to watch over.

The truth is that there are 100's of different possible scenario's to prepare for. Some won't exist based on geographical location, others are outrageous, but the 1 I fear the most... How long can governments continue to give out free money?

Prepping can make for an easy life. No debt, no need to go to the store more than once a month, lots to do when/if I feel like it, creating value and keeping it in a usable form.

If you make something and consume it, it is not taxed at any level. It's just yours for the fun of creation and consumption. Leaving money and "division of labor" out of your personal system leads to a fun, relaxed, and self-realized life.

It also makes you realize that you're highly independent of anything other than you, since you've lived at the margin and in bounty.

There are MANY reasons for 'prepping", and not all of them involve the government response (or lack of it) in an emergency.

Back in the mid-70's, my husband and I decided that we were going to move to Oregon. We visited Oregon (staying with friends) and he was hired for a position in a trucking company which hauled cattle, we made arrangements to rent a house, and had everything set up before we went back home to pack. By the time we came back, the bottom had dropped out of the cattle industry, the company which had originally hired him was on the verge of closing, and there were no jobs (this was 1975 - anyone still remember the gas lines and unemployment associated with that time period?). We couldn't have afforded to move back, even if we'd wanted to. Well, even though he'd grumbled about packing and moving all of our "preps", we were grateful that we had them. We lived for 3 months off of our food stockpile, and it sure was a lot easier to ride it out until we found jobs knowing that at least we didn't need to worry overmuch about if we were going to have something to eat!

So, for those who scorn people who "prep", my question to you would be "And how secure is YOUR job?".

They spend more time and effort to try and prep or survive something they think will happen in their reality. Instead of using that energy to say take care of things in normal reality that are real problems. Bills, family, etc. misappropriated efforts.

You are referring to those with poor planning abilities and misallocated efforts. A true prepper that is a skilled planner will have all of those things handled.

It is also advisable to get your neighbors involved in prepping without tipping your hand - don't be the only one ready in your area!

your fema camp number is 65

hahah above poster has been brainwashed by tv

that was the whole point of that national geographic preppers tv show, to make preppers look crazy

so trendies and yuppies will think preppers are crazy

now the sheep are brainwashed to think preparing = silly and weird

those fema camps gunna be filled to the brim with trendies