Re: strange article about survivalists

Generally I agree with you. The opinions and agendas of the ilk of an Al Gore and his global supporters not withstanding, mankind's ability to erect survival mechanisms against the forces of Mother Nature pale in comparison - by orders of magnitude, to the forces Mother Nature can bring to bear .... but don't let that get in the way or otherwise stop the aforementioned ilk of opinions and agendas :)

I don't think the U.S. government is going to do much to help us through hard times, maybe the UK

I am not aware of much evidence that points to a rational probability for any government to "be there", to do much of anything to help the average person through hard times. If and when such catastrophe occurs, they (government entities) are very likely to be far too busy trying to carve out their own self preservation. Since you suggested there is something that distinguishes some governments in this respect - US v UK for instance, I would like to see your thoughts on what evidence there is to the contrary, or why it is you feel or believe that a government, any government, UK or other, intends to genuinely help their people survive catastrophe. On paper (corporate-grade paper), such would constitute a notable contradiction.

There is one thing that sort of gets lost in all of this modern-day survivalist talk. If you strip away all of the countless gaudy distractions that have over the eons come to be ubiquitously embedded into the world and the very lives of humanity, what will be revealed is that the humanity in it's most fundamental endeavor, has always been about one thing; trying to find a way to survive for another day. It took at least a few generations before humanity was convinced (or brainwashed) into seeing themselves in the new light, one that told them "you are not merely humanity, you are now dubbed 'the human race'".

It doesn't matter how far back in recorded time we go, the endeavor for humans to survive to another day has been the one constant throughout the entire known history of humanity. In other words, not only is "survival" not a new concept, it is probably the oldest concept that exists in the entire repertoire of the entire history of humanity. Yes, of course, it takes a media apparatus to convince us that we are all part of "a human race", and that "survival" is a new idea not discovered until the late 20th or early 21st century ;) It especially takes a media apparatus erected in support of a financial / politico apparatus to convince the world that "survival" is a new concept.

For most of us, myself included, the tricky part to getting into position to realize this fundamental constant is that most if not all people are likely to experience some great difficulty in doing the necessary stripping away of their distractions. Remember, most of us were long ago convinced that we are not simply members of humanity, but are members of the all mighty "human race". Just taking a conservative, relatively short term view, the race of humans has collectively spent the better part of the past two millenniums erecting vast institutions and empires concerned with sowing the world with distractions. Upon attempting to do so, many of us are likely to find ourselves stuck somewhere between unwilling and incapable of stripping away all of that necessary to come to the very simple and fundamental realization; survival has always been part of the essence of the human experience. Upon realizing this fundamental, if we then add back all the countless layers of stripped away distractions, the main change to the view of survival becomes - "how to survive well ... how to survive with a sense of style ....IE> how to survive better than the next person" ... IE> the race. The essence of distractions must of course include the concept of "race". It is not enough for humanity to be just plain humanity, we need to be "the human race" in order to add sufficient spice to the art of survival, right? As far as the human race goes, the last time anyone looked or reported in "a study", who was / is winning?

PS - where is the finish line? PSS - who (or at least on paper, what entity) decided where the finish line is? PSS - has it already been clearly decided and established? PSS - does the first person (or representative of an entity on paper) to climb out of a survival bunker - be it subterranean or perhaps one previously launched out into space, announce themselves accordingly .... maybe by ceremoniously stabbing a flag into the ground (or waving it from space) while screaming "I won the race!" officially win the race? Tweet