Mike
28 Inconvenient Truths about
TEOTWAWKI*
1. Not
everyone will survive.
2. For
many, circumstances will trump preparedness.
3. Preparedness
will cost money and there’s no way around it.
4. If you
talk about preparedness, you’ll be ridiculed. If you keep your mouth shut,
you’ll miss out on establishing a support system that is 100% necessary to
survival.
5. A
rural retreat won’t save you. The federal government already has you in their
crosshairs, as does the United Nations.
6. Stored
food eventually runs out.
7. Even
the best prepared survivalist Navy Seal can be brought down by an infected
ingrown toenail.
8. You
probably aren’t tough enough for what’s coming.
9. Gold
and silver may be useless if a world currency is established. Their possession
and use may even be criminalized.
10. In a
time of plenty, it’s impossible to imagine the reality of true scarcity.
11. Survival
is easy for armchair quarterbacks and keyboard commandos.
12. Most
survivalists and preppers are overly optimistic when it comes to how much food to
store, what scenarios to plan for and their ability to survive off the grid.
13. TEOTWAWKI
will change ‘forever’ the way you, your children and grandchildren live.
14. The
minute you bug out, your chances of reaching your retreat destination are slim.
15. You’re
kidding yourself if you think your hidden caches won’t eventually be found by
others.
16. You
won’t know if you’re ready for TEOTWAWKI until you’re in the middle of it.
17. Ultimately,
a too-powerful government will be the biggest threat to your survival.
18. Life
will become cheap.
19. Free
time will become a thing of the past.
20. There’s
nothing wrong with preparing for natural disasters. But if you’re not ready for
a collapse of the American economy, you’re not ready.
21. Coming
tough times will threaten even the best of marriages and other close
relationships.
22. Growing
your own food is a bigger challenge than you ever thought possible.
23. A
green garden can be spotted from miles away, thus endangering your food source
and your family.
24. Dealing
with human waste and trash will become your new part-time job.
25. You’ll
discover exactly what you’re capable of when your family is
threatened.
26. Formerly
strong and capable people will escape their new reality through booze, drugs,
and/or suicide.
27. Protecting
and nurturing close family ties will become one of the most important things
you can do.
28. Those
who can accept and adapt will find survival easier than those who hold on to
the past or have unrealistic expectations of the future.
(*The End of the World As We Know
It)
Reprinted
with permission from:
