What Kind of American Are You? | Morality & Civil War
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- “My plan is to take what you have in a survival situation.” We hear and see comments like that all the time. As humans we’re wired for violence and even well-meaning people, if they only have tools of security, will likely become the “bad guys” they’re supposedly preparing for when hard times become a reality. Josh and Drew breakdown that mindset and discuss how to reprioritize what we’re all building toward.
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00:00 Good vs Bad
07:36 Priorities
09:00 Probability vs Cost
22:10 Take Action
If a person is only good because they fear the consequences of being bad then they aren't good.
Care to explain?
@@joeblow396If the only thing preventing you from stealing or killing people is the law or threat of consequences, then your probably not a great person
@@Nach0s187 ahhhh the consequences of man. I’m more concerned with my soul. Thanks for the reply
@@Nach0s187 if shtf and your 5 year old daughter is on the verge of starving to death and you see a lone person with food, you will attack that person to save your daughters life. Its human instinct to preserve what they care about.
No one is good. Most people just havent been in a situation that bring out the evil and thats because of consequences whether its divine or not.
Exactly, when the world ends all the morals of these guys end along with it and they dont even know it
Reason to be the good guy #1:
At some point, things will normalize. Anyone who survives being your neighbor will remember what you've done...
YES
This is a great point.
Amen...
I think that was a subtle point in the Civil War movie.
When they come across the dudes at the gas station, and the girl asks the dude to take a picture next to the hanging bodies.
She took that picture for the "memories" of the dudes atrocities and torture.
The gas station dudes took too much pleasure in suffering to be considered a "good guy"
This is something I've said for a long time and it delves into a lot of moral philosophy, it's ultimately in our best interests to act right to one another
“Those who are proponents of war are usually those who have never experienced it.”
Those types are Battlefield and/Call of Duty Generals………….
You got that right! Seen two tours and 13 years LEO. I never (read: NEVER) want to ever aim a firearm at another individual again in whatever life I have left. Defence?--I will. Anything else, I'll leave that to someone else.
@@blackriveroutfitters7185 or bloviating members of Congress…
But I have experienced it though. You do realize the quote is foolish and doesn't have any nuance behind it???
A.hitler?
No man is a island to himself. Community is what will make us stronger. Divided we fall, united we stand
Divided is how we started and we made it...
Based. I support the idea of community
Sorry but third world migrants have to interest in creating a “community” with you.
During the Civil War Missouri broke into pro-Union and pro-Confederate factions based on large families. It got so bad travelers would hear an anonymous voice coming out of the bushes asking “You (pro-Reb/pro-Union family) or (anti-Reb/anti-Union family)?” Travelers that gave the wrong answer got whacked. It’s where the term “Bushwhacking” came from. We don’t want to go back to that.
Too late but now we have 3rd worlders.
@@Fla5thgenTryMe "Too late"
Really, how many people have you bushwhacked today?
@avocadoarmadillo7031 We already have "rowdys" that like to play the knock-out game. It would be ignorant to think that wouldn't escalate.
Graymane or battle-born?
That ship has sailed, we have nothing in common anymore.
Supplies without weapons makes one a loot drop.
Weapons without supplies makes one a raider.
Supplies and weapons without community is a countdown til failure.
Good comment. I enhanced it slightly.
Supplies without weapons makes one a loot drop...and dead
Weapons without supplies makes one a raider...and dead albeit slightly later.
Supplies and weapons without community is a countdown til failure...failure means death.
Supplies, weapons, and a community without a strategy and safe rooms in the face of a zombie horde...that makes you the Alamo 2.0 with the whole community still dead.
weapons without training is just loot drop for the guy with training
All really good points! Unfortunately even with training, weaponry, supplies , and community, it's all finite without some large-scale economy and capability to manufacture! And that's if you're not dealing with either after math of a nuclear or biological conflict affecting the vast majority of populations in your countries or nations!
This is one thing I hate about a lot of pepper channels is they tend to express this paranoid rhetoric of "don't trust anyone. Don't tell anyone about your collection of canned beans in the basement. Be alone in the Apocalypse" It's such a poisonous mindset that's going to get a lot of people killed.
And when it comes down to it you're probably some guy who owns a power washing company or you winterize boats for a living and you're just looking for an excuse to shoot people like 90 percent of this guys audience.
Prepare your soul and not just your body for the fight. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
My guess is if you memorize Bible verses and put them into practice now, it will help whatever comes along. It doesn't take too long to memorize 50 to 100 verses. A little at a time, and you're well prepared.
I am just reading about these dark forces. They are responsible for three revolutions, two worldwars and most conflicts up to now. Forget, what you learned in history classes.
Amen amen
Ephesians 6 right there my boi!! Good stuff! Train the fam up in the WORD baby!!
yup i agree. but i also say that people that are willing to kill you have already lost their spiritual battle, so it may become physical.
Finally a smart, comprehensive approach to prepping.
All my friends ask me what new guns they should buy. How much ammo?
I tell them food, how much food do you have? Do you take any medicine? How long can you go without a pharmacy?
Im glad theres other level headed people preparing.
Its especially refreshing to see a focus on morality.
Also I want to thank you for reminding me that i may have to deal with "bad" veterans that have as much or more training than myself.
In my head I had become slightly naive in expecting other former service members to be "good", thats naive of me. Not all of them will be :(
If a man, any man, had a starving family at home he would happily skip over your dead body, do a cartwheel, and moonwalk over to your pantry like Michael Jackson. Does that make him a bad guy, a murderer, a monster? Or does it make him a good father, or son, or grandfather, who would do things that may eat away at his conscience forever in order for his kids to survive? The line between good and evil goes right through the center of the heart of every man. We like to think we would always act morally, in every situation, but the truth is we do not know how we would handle any given scenario until we are thrust into it. We also tend to see ourselves as better people than we truly are.
Good? We, and a few of our allies, spread nothing but death and despair all over the world. You think we bring freedom? Those goat traders in the middle east are truly free. We are told we have inherent rights, but they send billions of dollars in arms to other countries while they plot on taking ours. Freedom? Must be nice.
Yeah, food is more important than pew-pews! And medical supplies! The only way you're going to eat bullets is if someone is force feeding them to you. Trusting your fellow man is definitiely an issue when desperation takes hold.
I lived through the ice storm of 98’ in northern Maine. We lost power for 3.5 months in the middle of winter. We all survived just fine. The wild animals had a hard time along with the trees. We had to syphon gas out of anything we could since no stores or gas station were open the whole time. No police or plow trucks for the first few weeks. 4+ inches of ice on everything. Hundreds of miles of wood high tension power lines broke. I had a power inverter and a truck battery to watch tv with our satellite tv & a VCR/DVD player. Neighbors helped neighbors. Small towns were amazing back then.
no "BLM" in your area bet .. else it would of been very diff, all my korean buddies know the truth April 26 1992 never forget :)
Small towns are still are amazing. These conversations about civil war and such are just scare mongering and propaganda that nobody would even be hearing if it weren't for the internet/media. Too many people with vivid imaginations and too much time on their hands. It's all just nonsense.
Yup. That sort of thing works well in homogenous communities. Sadly multiculturalism has destroyed a very large part of America.
@@thekerr8728 No dude. We can get along with our neighbors regardless of cultural background.
@@blepware Sadly, that's just not true. We're not all the same. There are groups of people that should never be allowed here, but those are the ones invading us as you read this...
As a child, I used to go to bed worried about the boogie man. As an adult, I wake up from my bed worried about people.
Especially badge&uniform kinds
@@willbass2869like furries?
@@KN-cool no....the kind that end up making their employer, local govt, pay exorbitant penalties for abuse of citizens
@@KN-coolno. He said people. Furries aren’t people.
This is wisdom
Real men teaching authentic masculinity. What a breath of fresh air!
Where? Ain't none here.
@@wlewisiii Calm down, big guy, leave some virility to the rest of us.
@@wlewisiii lol you just outed yourself champ
During hurricane Ian, the island I live on was separated from the mainland and we were without power for over a month. And I'm proud to say with the exception of very few people. Everyone on the island pitched together and helped everyone. The looters found out real quick not to mess around. we shared water fuel food and ammo.
But being without power for a month isn't like being without power for a year.
@@user-sk7zc1fc5u or 20, civil wars and wars in general, *especially civil wars* do not go by quick in modern times.
@@Gorgon0k If we ever have a civil war, it won't be with two sides but with many factions, and most activity will probably be in the Deep South since that seems to be where most of the hate is.
"Novices plan tactics, professionals plan logistics" this is by far the best statement in regards to whatever people prepare for.
Exactly my thoughts, I can't plan for everything but I can plant enough to feed lots of people. I know how limited I am because I'm a Combat vet, every dude with a deer rifle is a Sniper. People will be real nasty when the cops are gone.
Couldn't say it any better than that. To control the resources to get the troops.
Logistics and tactics both fall under the umbrella of “objective(s).”
Without a clear and executable plan or objective supported with both tactics and logistics you will eventually fail.
@@SeanMurphy00 no tactics is the way the enemy is engaged you are thinking strategy
Napoleon
Was at the range this morning and had this same talk with my buddy. It is important to be a community leader in a time of strife. I live in a quiet area in a dark blue state; are my neighbors prepared? no. My first priority during an event would be to touch base with the guy next door, he has 5 kids. Then check on the old lady on the other side of me. If we all resort to being savages in a crisis than what humanity is even left to fight for? Saying I am going to kick their door in and **** em for their stuff is fucking psychopathic and the reason I have gear is to defend myself from those people.
They won't extend the same courtesy to you....your gear & equip is worthless because you can't keep head on swivel 24/7.
You stay in dark blue area....you're a target
@@willbass2869 Talking like that makes it seem you're the one to be worried about, the extreme paranoia will corrupt you and eventually lead to your demise.
@@FatYokel this is what I *KNOW* ..."Normies Americans" were attacked...no, hunted down, on the streets of Portland when it went through spasms of rioting in 2020. One man was beaten to death. It's on film.
In my own LARGE (blue) Texas city people in pickup trucks were pulled from their vehicles by mobs FOR HONKING AT BLM STREET PROTESTORS. Three or four of them armed with ARs threatened to shoot any bystanders attempting to rescue.
So F your paranoia sh*t.
I live in the real world
@@willbass2869Ah, yes, those 5 kids really have it out for him.
@@FatYokel YT keeps deleting my response because I use examples of mass events unpleasantness during 2020.
If yt sees to delete 3 responses quickly.....I must be saying the truth.
I'm born and raised in Hawaii. Here we pull together and help. Elderly first, then woman and children. Bad guys or "takers" will never last here. God bless you young men. You've got the right idea.
You have the best weather 💙
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
― Samuel Adams
That is poetic ❤
I overheard a coworker say the other day someone was talking about all the preps and guns they had. And the guy that I was listening too said (if some zombie type it happens you best believe I'm gonna be at his place taking his shit) truly baffled me we work at a good paying place. It just disgusting me on so many levels and it made me realize most people are not your friend. No matter how good of a person you are
"The guy that has guns and an entrenched castle will be my (an unarmed bleeding heart) target and i will definitely be successful"
You should politely remind him that he is the zombie that his neighbor is preparing for
Andy Stumpf was proudly saying similar shit a few weeks ago. It was gross.
He was asked "are you a prepper?". He said nope, not really, I'm just gonna take stuff from everyone else because I'm a SEAL."
It was unreal. This asshole makes WAY more money than the vast majority of the population, but because he doesnt want to put in the money and effort, he just figures it'll be easier to become a sick bastard.
And when you think how many times you've heard him describe the exact same behavior in Iraq as the reason his war was morally justified, it becomes even more ridiculous.
I doubt people are being serious when they say stuff like this.
In times of turmoil and chaos, people often band together.
@@jenispizz2556, I take it you weren’t aware of the happenings in new orleans after katrina.
@@user-dz7wv6fi5l Of course I'm familiar with all of the looting. I think that's extremely outweighed by the number of strangers who came together to help.
Plus, people were looting a lot of stuff that was going to be destroyed... It's super different from murdering someone for their stuff.
This is why community is so important. There’s going to be people who know how to farm and have medical skills, but lack security skills/pew pews. For the long term, the good guys who work together will thrive in apocalypse.
like they say "ape together strong"
If we have a civil war, most likely the grid will go down and then you will not want to garden or use a generator.
Idk...but every movie I ever seen about the society going down there is always someone that's evil...even in a close nit community....that wants to take over or take all the stuff...all people are your first enemy....stay in small groups...family....stay away from people.....
I'd hate to get on the wrong side of the Amish boys when they decide that raiders are actually animals.... They can do more work with one hand tied behind their back than you or I could hope to do, and they are often outstanding hunters, with keen senses and strong bodies.
U know what that sounds like?
In an "in person" meeting where good people get together and discuss how we could help each other in a bad situation, a former Ranger pulled the same sorta thing this video highlights. he admitted to not being prepared for any sort of bad situation. His exact words were "Might is Right. I am trained well enough to take from the people who are prepared, and I got SEAL buddies who do the same." I was appalled, but not as much as another attendee who retorted "How long do you think that way of living will last for you? How many doors do you think you can kick before you kick the wrong one? He didn't really no how to answer. It was a major wake up call for all of us. This guy is not a random bad seed, I think its far more prevalent than most would believe. Suffice to say, better vet everyone you bring into your circle before you share much with them.
Vetting in a calm environment is difficult. “Adversity doesn’t mold character, it reveals it.”
I don’t believe in a whole hoard of individuals making attempts to survive.
When it hits the fan, people will change, and those who were trusted, and appeared to be someone that was going to be an asset, will soon turn into an enemy of the group. They may go as far as betraying the group, in order to improve their position, by joining another group divulging important parameters of the current group.
Look at Leonidas and the Spartan at the battle of Thermopylae, there are more examples, just look at history.
Idiots like that thinking he won't get clapped by someone with a hi-point or getting caught out kicking in the wrong door 🤣
True, but you have to remember that just because you allow someone over that doesn't mean you need to show them anything. Building a network is a good plan. I understand the risk involved too. I have a plan with a couple of my neighbors to establish kind of a neighborhood security detail and contingency plans just in case. If it ever comes to that shit will get brutal quick. I can only imagine what I'd do to feed my kids if they were starving to death and laying on my living room floor unable to move from not having food for several days...I consider that when we discuss situations like the supply chains being interrupted or halted for extended periods of time. I know I would do anything it took to keep that from becoming a reality, and I mean anything...I don't know everything but I do know a majority of the citizens in this country haven't thought about that and what will happen when they're faced with that
@@DogBeast221 Nice "try", but "Adversity doesn't BUILD character, it REVEALS it."
If you haven´t put in the time to understand and mold your persona, your intentions. thoughts, emotions. actions. or plans, You simply reveal your ignorance and lack of planning. Being a LIBTARD reveals 0 character and, instead, weakness.
We were so focused on getting ahead of life that life got ahead of us, and that was a disturbance that we couldn't manage quite well because of our lack of preparation.
I believe the best method to identify yourself WHEN (not IF, definitely WHEN) you cross paths with someone you do not know and do not know their intentions, the best way to identify yourself is "I am a Constitutionalist" because if SHTF, our best hope for fixing things is to go back to our roots and start again.
The problem with that is, the other guy might say the same thing to get you off guard and then try to take your stuff! There is no sure way, unless you are part of that community to have back up from others if that unknown is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Your going to have to follow your gut for the most part JMOP
Geez, but democrats aren't constitutionalists.
The Constitution didn’t keep this from happening the first time. Why would it work next time?
Tru maverick. Lincoln KNEW and discussed the fact that his war violated the constitution.
There's literally a constitutional political party.
These guys have become one of only two CZcams creators that I will stop what I'm doing to watch their content. Even if it is just to make sure I bookmark the video to watch later.
Who's the other?
@@JacobBrown-sx7qpIm gonna take a wild guess and say either Warrior Poet Society or Trench Grenade. Those two plus DC are my top three.
@JacobBrown-sx7qp
Grunt Proof.
Actually the other Bear independent although I do like warrior poet
Agreed... seems to be like a Dying Breed but my soul gravitates towards these😊
As a Pastor and former infantryman my goal is to build up the community and safeguard our freedoms. A people divided will never stand! But true unity is diversity built upon the law of love.
I have personally prepared with firearms and ammunition in conjunction with a large supply of emergency food and water. Medical supplies and sheltering equipment geared towards helping those who have need in my church and community.
Agreed. Our church community has talked about all of this stuff. I don't think we are invincible, but atleast we do have plans. It's all about community and helping each other while all coming together with diff skill sets.
Diversity is weakness. Unity is strength.
@@addiroids I believe every combat veteran would disagree with you. The bond of brotherhood and community is only strengthened by those with different life experiences and culture that transcend differences to unify around a common cause.
@@addiroids for the record I am not talking about the liberal version of diversity. I’m actually drawing on a biblical framework and what the founding fathers took to heart.
while i agree with you, no unity is not diversity, in fact diversity as proven thousands time across history prevent unity, even with love included.
Morality separates us from animals. Not to mention we all know that there’s always gonna be a chance for someone to get the drop on you or to overpower you. It pays to be nice so you have other good people watching your back.
We are animals bud. Animals have hierarchies and norms just as we do. We are no different only more creative
@@heathclark318 and more intelligent and we have a higher level of sentience. I get we’re “animals” but what keeps us civilized is a common morality and common sense of what’s good and bad. Most animals operate just on survival.
@@chrisj1982 Hmmm not sure you have studied animals very long... Whales saving other species from killer whales. Elephants going back to the same places for decades to pickup bones of their deceased relatives. Think you really need to contemplate what you call morality as we have cities playing the knockout game, where no crime goes punished, chain stores shutting down after operating in areas for decades. '
Did you just wake from coma?
Morality is situational. What is more heinous, killing someone so your kids survive or sitting around watching them starve to death? Life isn't a Hollywood fantasy movie, and evil isn't some physical entity you and your buddies can go find and destroy. Every man is equally capable of good and evil. Like I said, it's situational. Th truth is you have no idea how you would handle this shit until you find yourself knee deep in it. It's a cold world and nature isn't compassionate.
Morality is what separates us from the left.
Community is the best bet in any crisis. Always get to know your neighbors, and be of genuine assistance in every day life. Learning first aid, trauma aid, and have this equipment first, and as always, food ,clothing, and shelter to spare for those without it Then defense gear lastly! Train, train, and train. Have a plan as a community. Your channel won me over by removing the hyper aggressive.
I joined the Marine Corps at 18 and had so many fantasies of 'going to war' and 'smokin bad dudes' and it's still kinda fun to imagine it but now at 25 and out of the military, I am absolutely not about that anymore. I used to be the "I want to do what I'm trained for" hoping for any conflict to rope us in and get me a deployment. Those same ideas terrify me now that I realize there's more to life than just fighting/combat and maybe maturity kicked in too. I love guns and all the tacticool stuff and enjoy shooting and training but I really REALLY hope I never have to use it in any kind of serious scenario. Especially without the DoD directly supporting you. I get that it's fun to talk about 'doing work' and running hypotheticals to death. I never want to be in combat, but I'm gonna prepare all I can for it if I have to protect myself or loved ones. Love the perspectives and information in this video. Subbed and excited for some more great content.
Just realize this. You won't be mature until you are 30ish!
Absolutely agree! You’re spot on target. Killing or even having to deal with dead corpses should always be avoided whenever possible.
So young. Combat is different for a lot of people. Some people go home and get service dogs, some people go back for 3 more deployments. It wasn't about the killing, or wanting to kill for me, it was the excitement and the comradery. You will never have a group of friends like the guys you saw combat with. I served from 2003 - 2012. I had a good friend later after I was out of the Army who served in the late 80's and early 90's and I felt bad for him. All that practice and never going to the game. It isn't wrong to fight and to want to fight, you just need to have your morals right. There are always good causes to fight for. People who are not free, who are oppressed by bad dudes. There are more slaves today then during the Atlantic Slave trade. Lots of good things out there one could fight for.
Dude we are the exact same I wanted so bad to fuck some shi up in the marines and got out without ever deploying, but I think the exact same way now
25 and you're still a child you'll realize it when you hit your late thirties and all of your training was nothing look at the 77th division the unstoppable 30 year olds who went to war when they were in their mid-thirties
Thank you for saying all of this. As an ex military solider, I could never wrap my head around a bunch of civilians salivating on the possibility of being able to kill other civilians. They are not playing solider, they are just being sociopaths.
They think they have respawns like video games. Never had a blister get infected, never broke down in the woods, never got stuck on the side of the road where a cell phone doesnt cover.
Amen. “Those who are proponents of war are usually those who have never had to experience it.”
They only salivate on the idea. Their best buddy getting parts of him thrown on them and watch how quickly their mouths will quickly dry up.
lets not pretend this mentality isnt born in the military and propagated through the tactical space. servicemembers are a large contributor to this problem.
@@no.9516 some may, but all of the military I know are trying to avoid the situation, not expedite it.
SIMPLE STEPS TO PRIORITIZE:
1. Have a basic means to protect yourself and your loved ones (actively and passively), and practice the practical application of doing so. Suggestions - pistol, possibly rifle, 200 rounds ammo for each, a means of concealing them, run drills involving family for what to do in different scenarios in first hour, day, week, etc.
2. Have basic food, water, medical, shelter, lighting, transportation, information gathering, and communications needs for at least one month. Suggestions - 5gal bucket water filter setup, 50lb bag of rice and beans, portable camp stove with an adaptor to attach to a 20-30lb propane tank, large jar of multivitamins, large family first aid kit and IFAK, a reliable vehicle (preferably with at least some ability to drive off road without getting stuck), a cheap tablet with useful ebooks (medical, food, survival, tactics, evasion, auto maintenance for your vehicle, etc) to reference when necessary (duplicates files on all electronic devices), shortwave emergency radio (solar, rechargeable, whatever), flashlights that take 18650 rechargeable batteries, a portable battery backup (with solar and car charging accessories) to recharge batteries radios phones walkie talkies etc, a tool box with pliers screwdrivers common socket sizes etc and multitool, cheap 4 pack of Baofeng bf-888s rechargeable walkie talkies (good for about 3-4mi range)
3. Have at least 2-3 friends or family members outside your immediate family you live with that you would trust with your life and vice-versa. Make a plan with them on where to go, what to bring, and what to do if they or you don't arrive according to plan.
4. If possible, extend step 3 to your immediate neighbors or at least a few neighbors you have determined seem capable and put together enough to respond to a crisis. Suggestions - post something on nextdoor asking if anyone is interested in forming a local community natural disaster preparedness group, vet individuals for further more extreme preparedness measures accordingly.
5. Have a place to go away from your home location if things go sideways...prioritize natural resource availability (fresh water, food to forage, etc), then security (rural better than suburban/urban), bring material to barter with (ammo, cigs, painkillers, anything small that stores easy and people would want) to build trust and community with whoever lives around wherever you're bugging out to if not already established.
Total cost (not including vehicle) around $2000 and roughly 100hrs practice/preparation if going for used gear and bargain hunting to increase your survival odds 100x compared to the rest of the humans around you panicking with their hair on fire.
Good luck out there, next few years might get a little hairy.
Based on that? You'll be dead in a week.
200 rounds? You meant 20,000, I do believe. Even then, is that enough?
@@nathanielovaughn2145 200 is enough for 6 30rd rifle mags and 12 15rd pistol mags...this is enough to protect yourself over the course of several weeks/months provided you are not actively looking for conflict, and hopefully within that time you've been able to link up with other prepared individuals or have scavenged additional ammo. 20k rounds imo is just asking for attention
Very practical! Love the note about a cheap tablet with useful ebooks. Recommend tripling (or even quadding) your water supply, though, for all that beans and rice.
@@osango310 Personal opinion: it takes up too much valuable space in a vehicle loaded with supplies...in my case an old low mileage Jeep XJ. 1 gallon of unscented household bleach will purify about 5,000 gallons of unsalinted water (half teaspoon per 5 gallon bucket, wait 30min...bam, drinking water from any non-chemically/radioactive contaminated source) and take up a lot less space. My 5 gal bucket filter setup is washable, and good for 1000 gallons at a time, so I can use that to take care of inorganic compounds, and bleach to deal with organic ones. It won't taste great, but my family won't die.
I run a non-profit for vets. Part of it requires me to talk with every park district in my county, and I do my absolute best to stay connected and build a network of good people. If something bad kicks off, I feel my role will have allowed me to potentially bridge our communities to work together to weather the storm. But at the same time, I've seen the things people are willing to do when they're hungry, or their children are hungry. It can fall apart quickly. The people who just resign themselves to take instead of give and share are the cracks in a foundation that would need to be filled before continuing to build.
Blocking the liberty safe logo is awesome haha. Can't really throw them away, so preventing advertisement is the only course of action.
Evil people will do evil things. The greatest threat in a situation like that will be people who you think you can trust but that you really shouldn't. I know a guy who went around telling people that if the shit ever hit the fan his plan would be to take try and take out my neighbor and myself and just take our equipment (my neighbor is my best friend and he is also very well prepared) regardless of the fact that this guy has absolutely O training or knowledge on the use of our equipment outside of what he has "learned" from video games. This same dude then told us that his plan was to come find us and work with us because we "would make a good team". Fuck that noise. The problem is how many people think like that but don't say anything about it. Being a good guy would be very important and I feel like so many people today are completely morally bankrupt.
You're absolutely right, keep very few trusted people in your circle and don't let them know anything.
I've always looked for people of integrity of their character and/or with a good level of morality.
If they're pos, even periodically, that will only be exacerbated in a high stress environment. They also turn in to self serving cowards.
Second trait is predictability/emotional stability.
Less friends, less bulls*%t!
Keep your circle small.
most people wont last past 14 days without electricity meds and other vital things anyway so its not worth discussing in my mind.
But as we see with the Milgram Experiment, and the Stanford Prison Experiment, People are just majority Evil. They just need a personally adequate excuse.
Despite Peterson writing on "Ordinary Men" those men were killing Communists, yes even Pregnant Communists, like the "What kind of American are you?". The Communists before "Ordinary Men" starved the Kulaks and Ukrainians until they were eating each other, and then the crops in USSR collapsed because nobody knew how to operate a farm and get significant yield.
Marxism, the Parent of Communism, and Nazism, and Maoism, and whatever the latest franchise of Justified and Moralized Envy and Resentment is crafted before us, is about mass death and cannibalism. Yes, it happened in the USSR and in China. It has also been going on here for a very very long time, as we know that the Missing and Exploited Children on the Walmart bill boards were not all found the week the bill boards were taken down. We know what Bohemian Grove is, and we know that hundreds of thousands of children are disappearing into America and being consumed.
About 1850, the world went into a Marxist Revolution. Mexico was big into it, and their soldiers came to America, were arrested in Texas, and that is were the present Plan of San Diego which is happening all around us, was written. By 1913 we got the Federal Reserve Bank, and the plan of the Rich, to Rule by corrupted and worthless money won, and was always part of their plan to make us envy each other, eat each other, and never look at what they are doing.
A very important part of security is time. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. You cannot be awake for all of them, you cannot be home for all of them. You need a community to protect your blind spots when you are asleep or away. Humans are social animals. Everything we do is built upon social interaction. Humanity built the modern world on working together and protecting eachother. If you want your neighbors to be willing to help you when times are hard, you first need them to be willing to help you when times are good. Meet your neighbors, know your neighbors, be in community with your neighbors. Do it now while you have the choice, not later when you have no other option. When people trust each other to pitch in and participate for the good of all it becomes harder for society to break down. If society never breaks down you will never need to ask yourself if your morals are more important than your survival.
Be kind to your neighbors. Be kind to your coworkers. Be kind to strangers in the store, or on the street. Just be kind, like Mr. Rogers.
Mr rogers wasnt promoting genociding "the infidels" or "ridding our nation of the filth", there's a reason people liked mr rogers, he was respectable and reasonable and treated people with kindness, you dont get that from so called "patriots" who'd rather kill their fellow man than talk to them and *understand* them, a fundamental problem with creating a community is the fact alot of people dont *want* you in a community for a multitude of reasons including: not having the "normal" sexuality, the "normal" gender, etc etc, people are cruel and will find any reason to treat you like shit because theyve been brainwashed by the rich corporate elites
Love this, it's constructive, productive, well intentioned. A forward thinking group of people making something that can actually help teach others how to prepare for terrible scenarios .You doing this is in no small way giving people the tools /mind set of being better and good during hard times. Bravo gentlemen keep up that solid work.
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on CZcams.
You guys not only talked about SHTF and survival , but more IMPORTANTLY you talked about character and honor.
Queen of battle Hooah !!
I'm a certified civilian.
The hurricane footage at 17:10 is from Hurricane Ian hitting Fort Myers Beach, Florida in 2022. I can confirm first hand that there was some sketchy moments of civil unrest when help hadn't arrived to most parts by day 3. I was carrying(and glad I was in a few situations) while working before, during, and after the storm for a local municipality. Having an entire city blame you for the city water being off when you were the one trying to fix it is a terrifying place to be in. I know my part was very small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but seeing how people acted when their water was off for a couple days(we were estimating 2-3 weeks of no water and managed to work nonstop for 5 days and turn it back on to most of the city) was enough to change my mind on my own preparedness.
Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Great content that’s practical and easy to understand. I appreciate it more than you know! ❤️
thanks for this video guys. it really made me start thinking about things i keep putting off. this is important and it really shows your character that you took the time to put this message together.
Raiding is an unsustainable practice long-term. It might get you what you need in the short term, but if you only have combat skills and nothing else, you're fucked eventually.
Idk a well trained raider could just hit soft civilian targets for a long time before one of them gets lucky or he accidentally raids the wrong house
I prefer having morals and ethics to being an amoral warlord who rules through violence.
@jordansauer1678 "soft civ targets" last for a week or two.
The most anti gun people will sell their bodies to get them if necessary in good order.
Just steal and horde all technology in a medieval fascist society in an underground bunker. EZ.
Idk about warlord, or combat-trained but being a "well trained raider" is definitely a sustainable long term strategy. I heard of a hermit from Maine who lived off of his survival skills and "raiding" without encountering people at all, ie non violence, for something like 27 years. Seems pretty sustainable to me.
i love that somebody finally pointed out all the disaster psychos, like yeah i’m prepared for an armored and or trained target but that doesn’t mean i want to make them my target if i do not have to.
if i’m within earshot of a random, i will probably take a good position to announce my friendship, or just let them pass if i haven’t been seen and i don’t trust them.
So many good messages in this, I seriously love you guys for putting this out. What a great discussion on realistic disaster preparedness and how being prepared can actually affect your morality when shtf. I’m sharing this to everyone in my family and my close friends.
To be a True Man, one of honor and integrity, this is what we should all strive for...
this is a really good video. a lot of people who fantasize about when theres an apocalypse or a civil war think of like doing badass operator shit and just killing people and dont actually think about the "rebuilding society" part of it. this video is very wise and valuable.
i thank my father every day of my life for instilling in me the hardline discipline that made so i strive to be a good guy. Maybe when i was a child i didnt realize he was shaping my character into having a good and strong moral compass when he was being heavy handed, but now as a man i can not stop thanking him. I love you apa, thank you.
If he was hitting you that wasnt "instilling discipline" that was "beating a child and telling them it's morality", if he wasnt im glad you have a healthy and loving relationship with your pa, or did
@@Baconator5642 i agree with you but just as a reminder, while your up there on your high horse feeling like a self righteous hero, always remember your no one to tell a father how to discipline their child.
@@sammich4660 Listen, as a fellow human being, I understand the personal responsibility every parent has for their kids, and I know from the mountains of personal and professional evidence that corporal punishment negatively impacts kids, reinforces disciplinary problems, and causes behavior issues, this might not have been what you personally experienced but it is the vast majority, i am not on a high horse, i am trying to genuinely educate people on a serious topic, im not being condescending or talking down to you in any way
@@Baconator5642 bubba i actually do agree with you believe it or not, you havent said anything i dont agree with, maybe my tone was to abrasive yea? and i am sorry, i just wouldn't have the audacity to tell any parent how to discipline their kids, or "educate" them as you put it , no matter how i feel about it. Yes you are right there is a fine line between discipline and just flat out beating your kids. What i feel is that you see any form of spanking or "corporal punishment" as just a flat out beat down no matter what. I may not fully agree with your opinion but id sure ass hell die for your right to have it regardless.
@@sammich4660 I'm glad we can see eye to eye and move past that misunderstanding, I hope you have a lovely day
Thanks brothers one of the most informative and logical videos I have seen on any possible situation that may occur. Look out for each other
THANK YOU GIYS!!!! I am praying that this content will help us to keep an open mind on how to prepare morally on how to handle a critical crisis with dignity. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I’ve played 264 hrs of Fallout 4, I’ll be fine. But seriously, keeping your mouth shut when needed is a top skill to have.
How many hours at the range and getting fit?
Maybe it's too short, that's why you fell out four times?
@@NelsonZAPTMIs this a joke?
@@damianchristopher205 do you really need to ask? It's not funny when you have to explain the punch line.
@@NelsonZAPTMit kinda bombed
Bold of you to assume the government would be trying to keep order or keep chaos to a minimum.
The government is the very reason we sit at the crossroads of such a crazy timeline.
We win if we have fun and build cool stuff.
Exactly
Government benefits from division, not chaos. It has a vested interest in maintaining power, there's no reason to think it would just roll over and accept it's own death
And the cops are the gov...
They'll all be watching from safe places until they assess the time is right to "restore order"
This will be only after a considerable number of the general population has been reduced..
because that will be the entire plan behind them igniting a social/civil war in the first place.
I was just talking to my manager about this 2 days ago. Glad yous brought it up. Definitely appreciate you guys for shedding some light on it 💯 Morality & Consciousness of God and judgement day are key. If one's not religious, then the fact you have Morals & compassion for humanity is a beautiful thing in and of itself, and will be favorable in the sight of God (whether one believes that or not).
And if one is religious, then the fact that you know you'll be held accountable for how you conducted yourself and treated others Should ever be in the forefront of ones mind.
At the end of the day, they'll be the triumphant ones.... Whether in this life, or in the next.
Protect yourselves, your families and friends, and protect those who can't protect themselves! That's what REAL men do 💪🏽
the problems appear when people only do "good" things because of their belief in god, they're a dog on a chain, and alot of the time what they think is "good" or "moral" isnt at all
Just came across your channel. Glad I did. It’s actually rare to come across the level headed men and women. Most fear monger and bully. You provided a great break down and potential planning. Well done. Thank you.
I made the comment during a conversation yesterday about SHTF.
My greatest strength today, will someday become my greatest weakness.
Kindness.
That will get you 6 feet under the grass my friend. I too am kind, but when the SHTF you gonna have to learn how to switch characters real quick.
My dearly departed brother was a physically imposing man. As I was riding with him in his recently purchased used “mudmobile” from San Antonio back to his home in Henderson, NV, he suddenly pulled in to a seedy looking joint with a bunch of motorcycles parked out front. He declared, “I’m hungry, let’s eat!” When we walked in to the smoky, crowded bar, you could have heard a pin drop. My brother quietly walked to the bar while nodding and occasionally asking in his New England accent: “Ow ah ya?” While I hid in the corner quietly eating my sandwich, I suddenly saw my brother playing pool with these scary bikers while having a good time. When we left some time later, I breathed a sigh of relief while asking my brother: “What is your secret?” He did his Cheshire Cat grin and said: “Kill ‘em with kindness, bro. Kill ‘em with kindness.”
I have this discussion in TTRPG circles under a different name. My usual response is "lawful good doesn't mean lawful stupid".
@@josephahner3031 educate me: “TTRPG”?
People gotta remember what allowed us thrive as a species. "Apes together strong".
Underrated comment
You're using 1st generation genetics propaganda. We're not apes. We're not even the same species. Modern genetics even knows this but those studies don't make it to the MSM.
exactly why I thought 7:42 was a bad take. We built this human empire on cooperation through all the wars and conflicts. Even in nature, survival of the fittest and competition is only half of the reality. Animals frequently form symbiotic and mutual relationships across species and within their own species. Apes together strong 🤙
Hey fellow ATS gang!!
I don't monkey around. 😂
this might be the most well put together videos i have seen on the subject.
Wow, this is one of the best topics I’ve seen on a prepping/ firearm channel.
Man I really appreciate you guys. I’m just a guy who wants to be a more prepared citizen and I’ve found a ton of value in your content. Keep it coming!
Don't forget food and water, when the power goes out the city water supply goes out to water is key
@@waterboy239 If you have any body of water nearby, load up on water purification supplies. It takes up less room and will be the long game. Water gonna taste like shit, but it'll be clean and you won't die.
Kudos to your cameraman for raising this topic. A foreign or domestic enemy would love for those they are attempting to subject to fight each other. May this topic of morality despite desperate circumstances becime a trend amongst other you-tube "influencers"
Love the message and you approach to not just survive but maintain and preserve some semblance of normality
I totally agree with you guys. This was a great video. Thank you for sharing.
"A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very, very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control." - Jordan Peterson
"No one knows how truly bad they are until they try very hard to be good" - CS Lewis, Mere Christianity
"Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you" - Matthew 17:12
"Pinocchio is a story about wanting to be a real boy!"- crying Jordy Peterston
The original definition of "meek." Strength with restraint and responsibility.
congrats you know how to search other people words and copy/paste them. your cookie is in the mail.
The thing about the people who would choose to take the "bad guy" route, is that it seems like they haven't considered the consequences of it. Let's consider the fact that this involves murdering innocent people and leaving children without anyone to take care of them, or worse...all to fill your stomach and keep you warm. Those you harm will have friends and family who will want to know what happened and who's responsible, and in a WROL situation, there's nothing between them and you except your ability to hide.
If you plan to be a "bad guy" when everyone is suffering, you better make sure you have elite SERE skills because you're going to be spending all your time on the run. And the longer you run the more desperate you'll get, and the more violent you'll get, and the more enemies you'll make. It will be a matter of hours, days at most before you're found and treated very badly by people who are extremely emotional over the things you've done.
Outlaws in a nutshell.
Not to mention - what will you say on judgement day?
Spiritual fitness is more important than physical fitness. Physical fitness can be stripped from you at any time, and it WILL be stripped from you at some point. Spiritual fitness is yours to keep.
Survival does crazy things to people. Hunger is a powerful motivator. Seeing your children starving, or without necessary medical treatment is hard. Don't kid yourself. In the right position, nearly anyone can be "the bad guy"... and you never truly "know" anyone.
@@Sillydilly321 Amen. 1 Timothy 4:8
@@Sillydilly321 very true
Great video.👍
Keep up the great work guys.
This information is deeply appreciated.
Thank you for doing this guys. It is much needed.
Fantastic video. I work in law enforcement and have a Mormon background. Not part of the religion any more, but the preparation upbringing has really tuned my preps, and enabled me to make contacts through work for that “security” portion, while preaching the importance of food/water/etc to some serious hitters. This video was immediately sent to those dudes. Keep it up fellas, we’re going to make it.
I also escaped the cult. 🤙🏼
Congratulations, you are part of the problem.
You don't enforce 'laws", you enforce "codes". Get it straight sir!
Also have a Mormon background. I was excommunicated. I will say I'm glad I grew up in the environment gave me a lot of skills.
@@babycarrots5605don’t start
Seed kits would allow you to feed many if war comes to our country. Clean water is another aspect. A responsible citizen has provided for a season of food, to get to summer, seeds to plant to feed many, and has the means to provide clean water. If the “good guys” did this, most of the problems people imagine wouldn’t exist, and the “bad guys” wouldn’t have a reason they can hide behind to exercise their lack of morality.
I keep enough seeds to plant to feed much more than my own family. I already give away fruit and vegetable plants for free to my neighbors because then they’re more prepared before the problem begins.
A seed bank is just a back up.
If you are growing your own food now, and preserving it, you are saving money and practicing a skill.
Yes water is very important, using residential wells will be key for everybody ,when the power goes out then City water municipal services go out to, a well can be hand primed hand pumped and used as needed Wells can be found not just in rural areas but in large city areas having an electric TDS meter and water filtering supplies will be key,
Your comment warmed my little waterboy heart
@@waterboy239 our well ran dry a month ago, got two 30 000 litre tanks for backup.
Not sure how many cheeseburgers in a litre sorry.
I’ve been on board with all this and man did this take time. Even something as simple as “recruiting” getting to know your neighbors where they stand and are they trustworthy.
I also don’t own my own property that’s a big factor.
I'm only 4 mins in and I already like this. True bravery guys.
Being the “Good Guy” is the road less travelled for a reason…. It’s hard and can get you killed for trifling reasons; Selfishness is a survivor instinct. But we should always strive to be the “good guy” and attempt to stave off becoming a monster.
Good guys have a significant long-term advantage because they can build trust with each other over time to form growing communities. "Bad" guys have this as a disadvantage because they will never be trusted by the people they work with, and they don't trust the people they work with. They have to continually plan around the chaos caused by unaligned goals and their own disposablility.
@@jeremyoberg2409over 35% of US males 18-35 do NOT have a solid deep friendship with a single person.
Your "optimism" is misplaced
High trust White society...
@@willbass2869 Ohkay… what is your point? Do you think that the 35% of males who don’t have a friend are going to go mad max and be the bad guy? If so, what he is staying still holds true.
@@Waxisland simply to point out that it's not some minuscule number.
It's big enough to F up your parade
6:30 Nice Liberty gun safe. Hope you changed the locks lol
Anyone who uses a digital safe is beyond help.
@@joeblow396 I'm guessing you don't make friends easily. Or at all. Lol.
@@HopeisAnger with friends like you who needs enemies
@@joeblow396 Angle grinder trumps all
Why?
Informative. I'm glad to know that my thoughts on this subject were spot on.
I've been avoiding this video in my feed for 2 months... Never clicking "not interested' or "do not reccommend" because I thought maybe it'd be worth a giggle later.
Now I'm a Dirty Civilian fan.... Officially. This is an excellent video guys keep up the excellent work.
It’s strange how people in the comments are all about law and order and anti-looting until the situations meets their criteria for said activities. Thought the point of owning the gear and being prepared was so you can survive and with your ability to survive, help those who are struggling and willing to work for their survival too. What a whacked country we have.
The problem is, barely anyone is actually, truly "prepared." And tons of folks out there have some guns and MRE's and think that's "prepared."
Unless you're currently, RIGHT NOW, living every day of your life as someone in Amish country.... you ain't prepared!
Prepared is full-blown and operational off-grid homesteading with a community of like-minded individuals and families already also doing the same thing in the same area.
I could say so much about this, but well said, this was an enjoyable read
@@pennsyltuckyreb9800yeah, go and shut your little circut breaker off for about a week and come back with a diagnosis.
@@pennsyltuckyreb9800that’s the thing though. You don’t have to have a full blown operation. That’s the point of community. Everyone contributes something. Yes, if there’s a collapse you and your community would eventually want to get to the point of redundancy, but to begin your community members can have individual responsibilities. Luckily I have enough family members and property that we can be and completely self sufficient, and we are always in the process of learning how to do so. But again, it’s more about community and spreading the responsibility of preparedness than going lone wolf. Many hands make light work.
It isn’t strange when you realize the social contract has been broken.
Can't wait to see all the gun guys who make this movie their whole persona
The movie is t good
Why would you?
What movie? Civil War? It was about journalists on a road-trip, with some left-wing propaganda thrown in.
It's not even a good movie, but agree too many people already DO make that crap their persona. It's sick.
@@thecheesedip sick is a bit of an overreach
This is a really terrific video and I wish more people would make more content like this. You guys should do maybe a "once a month" special podcast episode called "Good Guy on a Bad Day" or something like that, getting into more detail about the topics you bring up here. For instance people tend to think "comms" mean exclusively "tactical comms" but just maintaining connectivity and minimizing isolation in a shitty situation goes a long way towards preventing bad behavior. The best thing most regular people can do is build enough trust in their immediate community that you can walk up to their doors and immediately be granted the benefit of the doubt that you are the "good guy on a bad day".
Always try to be a good guy until trouble forces you to do things you wouldn’t normally do. Don’t go out of your way to be a bad guy. Great video as always
This is the best video you guys have made so far! I love flashy gun content don’t get me wrong but the need to address real deep topics and point out the blind spots we don’t want to deal with are the conversations we need to be having. Especially the lack of morality and brotherhood this world is facing. Thank you gentlemen you have a just impact on the world!
Thank you for pushing back against amoral people who believe that they can do whatever they want. You reap what you sow! What comes around goes around.
Morality is situational. Is killing a man worse and more heinous than sitting around doing nothing watching your family starve to death?
Good content guys- you are asking the right questions and finding answers on your own that we got in SOF training-we planned towards 3 outcomes for everything. I would encourage that contingency approach for all peeps🤙🏼🇺🇸
I met a guy who was a Canadian Ranger, over weight, over confident, talking about how hell just eliminate and take peoples things.
He said that in a group of a dozen guys, I believe he went straight to the top of the list for everyone in that room.
As a Army Vet and tactical/survivalist this video is awesome. Keep them coming because these videos give a realistic scenario of all the knowns and unknowns of what will happen if SHTF.
One thing to consider is trying to live without the need of some support systems. I went back to my old job because I can walk. It's not the only reason but when multiple parts of your vehicle break at once not needing to drive is nice
Living with your means is good.
Also, I love this Channel. Really great advice. Most do not have this type of experience so it a service to help others prepare. Thanks.
A great breakdown of how 'things' could happen and what to do when they do.
Great topic.
I too, are pissed with the attitude of (some) people who claim to be preppers.
Their attitude and comments are counter productive when they think the only prep they will need is a gun.
My primary prep is food production and storage. If shtf, my plan is to feed people and help rebuild.
Marauders, bandits, thieves, and raiders will be composted.
You won't last a month helping strangers.
Grand ideals, now go to Cleveland Ohio. And sit outside a soup kitchen with hot food in a parking lot. 🤔
And just watch, get in line ,talk to folks. You'll see exactly what they're talking about.
The snoop dog quote, if you offer to feed me today , I knock first, tomorrow- I knock/ 3rd day I'm just coming in. 😲😳
@Fla5thgenTryMe I'll take you off the guest list if that makes you feel better 😉
While I'm not as pessimistic as these guys, realistically you'll have to wait until the unrest settles and population reduces to do any outreach, trying too soon could be unwise to say the least.
@@scottzackery3209I live half a world away from Cleveland Ohio. Location Location Location.
If Snoop Dog stepped on my lawn with that attitude, he would be compost too.
I get what you are saying, and I don't even disagree. I don't even mind if you'd prefer a lead sandwich to soup and bread.
P.S. Snoop, if you're reading this, bring a blunt, and try my whisky from the jar.
One of the best, if not THE best prepper videos I’ve ever seen on CZcams. Thank you both for this. I’ve been speaking this message for decades. Having lived through my time in VN, oftentimes in combat situations, but working as a liaison to help others. Then either UNICEF carrying medicines on horseback into the mountains of war torn Central America. I don’t ever wish those things to be necessary in my own land, but I’m prepared and have tried to be an example.
I’m saving this video to tell others thanks again.
Love what you guys are doing!! Keep em coming
Thank you so much for this video. Being “prepared” and “armed” isn’t about being happy to kill your countrymen. It’s about protecting yourself and those around you who can’t protect themselves.
Grunt Proof is legit a good sub folks. Hope you send some love his way. Always get a take from him I haven't seen on other channels. Good to have those.
Hes a hypocrite tyrant. Go back and watch that video where he makes the comments about being a good person, the very next thing he says is he is going to put people on a list and actively go take them out because they are pieces of shit who throw trash out their car window. Go after them like they did HVTs in the war. Who the fuck is he to assign a death sentence to someone who hasn't done anything to him?
Word.
We do
Dang I'm only 15 minutes in but this is such a balanced conversation, great job guys and way to not fear monger.
Just subscribed, this was great and informative. Thank you. The times seem to be getting worse...
First time seeing dirty civilian, What a great video. I'm glad you all addressed this problem. i will follow you all.and cant wait for some more great videos.
If your worldview and morality only applies to a world with rule of law, your views and beliefs are void of meaning and superficial. Be a peacemaker and seek truth in all things. Thank you for this, guys. This was a much-needed video.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the Children of God. Blessed be the Lord my God who trains my arms for war and my fingers for battle. Being ready and willing to fight and trying to make peace are not two opposing ideas. Peace is almost always secured through violence.
@ab5olut3zero95
Amen.
@@ab5olut3zero95 you make god seem like such a great and non tyrannical guy
@@RyanPratt-dl7qo*tips fedora*
@@KToll5784 you just made this all so much worse
I remember reading “Lord of the Flies” and although it’s fiction, it’s true in that people’s true nature comes out in times of hardship.
If Americans aren’t willing to band together and support each other, if they are hell bent on being a “lone wolf” and are so combat focused they should be shunned as just another directionless person and treated as potential bad guy. History shows that only when like minded people band together that’s when great things (or bad things) happen, humans strength is in numbers there’s no disputing this fact and the truth is communities don’t have time for the knuckle heads who refuse this concept of banding together and creating a support network within the community. If a person is going around looking for trouble dressed and equipped like a Army Ranger just send them on their way ranger or not they won’t be around very long.
just keep in mind that its been reported in numerous instances that police band up and become essentially heavily armed marauding bandits.
per frugal squirrel article from many years ago.
when shtf happens, sure gray and black markets do crop up.
but also, morality tends to go out the window when hunger-desperation sets in.
many a folk were robbed at gunpoint from people who appeared all innocent when they got to your doorstep. ergo, be VERY careful around strangers.
So how many people are you prepping for? 100, 1,000? Banning together after SHTF and there is no grocery stores is going to result in you dying of starvation if you share your preps with the unprepared.. Something tells me you are lucky to have enough just for your family if that.. Good luck trying to build a community in your town/city. I live in a small rural county of less than 5,000 people and only got a handful..
Lord of the Flies is full of shit.
You look at what happens when people actually get shipwrecked. They don't turn on each other, they band together. It's is basic human instinct to protect and care for their tribe. The enemy becomes the adverse environment not each other.
Humans will go to extreme lengths to save each other from such situations, even if they were previously trying to kill each other. Even when they sank the Bismarck in WW2, they still stopped to pick up survivors from the sailors real enemy... the ocean!
Lord of the Flies is absolute bullshit. Ask yourself why it was required reading in public school.
@@lanejohnson7656 Fear / Doubt enjoyer
I liked this video/philosophy a lot, guys. Keep it up. Subscribed.
Thank you for this video. I wish I could discuss this topic with you. I am a trauma surgeon and I have been in the US Army for 20 years. I served 3 combat tours in Afghanistan and I have seen countless violent injuries in civilians and military personnel. I have been an prepper for many years. One thing my experience has taught me is that no one will survive the collapse of society as an individual. Only those who are part of strong communities built on mutual benefit and trust will be able to survive. It does not matter how skilled a former Navy seal is. No one will be able to survive long based on a lifestyle of murder and theft. They might be able to keep it up for a little while, but their survival style will require that they are constantly on guard 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Also they will have no one else to share the labor of living with and ultimately they will be unable to meet all of their own needs for food, shelter, and security. Only a community will have the resources necessary to support ling term life. Justice in the collapse of society will be swift, and merciless. A thief, or especially a murderer will pay with their life when (not if) they are caught.
Vids like this are exactly whats missing from ALLLL the prepper/mil/homesteading/survival content in the interwebs! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Turn this into a series!!
Philosophically speaking, logically, ethically, this is the best video y'all have produced. I'm glad I watch your content and commend you for this.
Amen, sick of the nihilists on the internet, this is a refreshing realistic take
This video needs to be shared a lot more
Community is the only way for long term survival. IMO. People with different backgrounds and skillsets.
Off subject but EXTREMELY important to spread the messages, hear me out. You guys need to make, sell and give away stickers...
A lot of us are blue coller working men who use stickers to show others what we're about and it start conversations. We out them on hardhats, lunchboxes, workspace, tools and even trade them. Just a thought.
Great to see guys like yourselves !
great video guys - thank you!
I was in a welding course about four years ago and I had a Marine who was in his late 30s. Tell me that when the world comes to an end, he was coming directly to my house to take what I had because he knew I had resources and I told him that if I see you when the world ends, I will assume you came to die.
He assured me, I would never see him coming.
I assured him I wouldn’t be there when he got there 😮
Marine?!!!
Really great right?
Duty honor country yeah right.
He doesn’t understand that I would’ve given him whatever he needed and more if he had just asked
I am assuming non-White...
Probably a pog marine
Why the fuck are y'all assuming race when none of that was mentioned in this comment?
@@altechelghanforever9906 I wonder why.
@@Icidulon Ah yes, because only non-white people do bad things.