a. Self-Reliance
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Noah was the first prepper. He tried to warn people, but nobody believed him.
"It’s better to be early than one second too late." - Unknown
"I learned when I was 20 or so to have the plan ready when they bounce a thigh up and down against your thigh under a table, because it is too hard think of a plan while they are doing it." - Unknown, on women and prepping
"Watching the nightly news... people dying in their vehicles, hundreds of thousands without power, water supply issues in Mississippi, power grid attacks in Washington, humanitarian crisis on Southern border. And being PREPARED is radical? #saveyourself" - Mike Glover
"It can always get worse." - Unknown
"He who panics first panics best." - Unknown
"Just know, if you're friends with me, I've ranked you based on your skills as to how useful you will be after the grid goes down. It doesn't change our friendship now, but just know I have lists. A team, B team, C team, and 'dead weight.'" - Unknown
"One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else's survival guide." - Unknown
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus
"God helps those who help themselves." - Ancient Greek Proverb
"He who strives will find his gods strive for him equally." - Orestes
“No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless; And heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act." - Sophocles
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Rudyard Kipling
"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life." - Romans 11:3 KJV
"You can be in the middle of a hurricane, or you can be on a calm day, North is still North. You could be in a thunderstorm, North is still North. People can yell at you, North is still North. It doesn't change fundamental things. And in this business, right is still right, even if you stand by yourself." - Clarence Thomas
“And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land (interposition), that I should not destroy it, but I found none.” - Ezekiel 22:30 KJV
"There is one factor that constantly stands out as essential to a person's chances of surviving a crisis event, and that factor is mindset." - Unknown
"Everything pushed by our government/media/pharma has one goal. Keeping you: fat/sick/weak/poor/dumb/compliant.
Our duty as free people is to strive for the exact opposite. We should promote being: lean/healthy/strong/wealthy/intelligent/defiant." - Unknown
"Personal excellence is the ultimate rebellion." - Andy Frisella
"Agree or disagree with Dave Chappelle, we all should follow his example. If you have enough money to last the rest of your life, then you can say anything you want, anytime you want. If you don't have enough money to last the rest of your life, then learn to live on less. It is better to live modestly as a free man than to live lavishly as a slave." - Unknown, on Dave Chapelle's criticism of the Israeli response in Gaza
"Go Galt. Live minimally. A critical mass will occur, and then meaningful change can happen." - Unknown
"I have decided that this world is too tough to face so I am going to take a 'nap' until it gets better. Similar to the lying flat concept in Japan, I plan to financially take a nap. The main reason I am doing this is my white male guilt. Yes, I know everything is my fault so I will withdraw my dirty white male money from society. And before I do, let me apologize for all the terrible things which I did based on my white male privilege. I'm going to ask my wife to stop spending money with me, but if she doesn't I won't force her. I mean she is neither white nor male so she is not to blame. I will pay my mortgage every month and also on that same day I will buy the things I will need for the rest of the month that are necessary. Other than that one day when i do all my shopping I intend to spend no money. Maybe someday I can wake up from this financial nap and see that I'm welcome in society again. Maybe one day we will have a constitution, a legal system, and free and fair elections." - Unknown
"80,000 IRS agents can't tax you if there is nothing to tax." - Unknown
"The socialists just can't stand the idea of having nobody around to pay for all their stupid promises." - Unknown
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” -- Sun Tzu
"You should be in xp grindmode leveling up getting ready to fight the final boss. Every day that is still 'normal' is a gift. Grinding consists of 3 things: skills/wealth/relationships. If you aren't gaining 1 of the 3 it is a waste of time." - Hoplomacian
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 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. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." - Ephesians 6:10-17 KJV
b. Know-How/Skills
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"Grandma survived the Great Depression because her supply chain was local and she knew how to do stuff." - Unknown
"As a working man I might not have much money. But I can build it, fix it, grow it, catch it, or hunt it; therefore, I am rich." - @AnthonyGrauci
"Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Shelter, water, food. Learn to hunt and gather. Grow simple crops. Raise protein. See you on the other side." - Unknown
"When it comes down to it, the only knowledge that really matters is, how to purify water, how to grow your own food, how to cook, how to build, and how to love. And funnily enough, we're not taught any of it in school." - Unknown
"Learn to cook. Your AR's are no good if you miss chow call for three days. Foraging, hunting and fishing, farming and ranching. Those are the real McCoy when the flags come down. Old Guys always knew this. That's why the Volunteer Fire Department had a weekend BBQ every week. Wagner was run by a cook. An Army travels on it's stomach. Prepare accordingly." - Unknown
"My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I am broadcasting on all AM frequencies. I will be at the South Street Seaport everyday at mid-day, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there... if anyone is out there... I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security. If there's anybody out there... anybody... please. You are not alone." - Will Smith, I Am Legend Movie
"This is just a reminder that when Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he dug up his own iron ore, learned to smelt, smelted it, added meteorite iron, learned to forge, and forged himself a starmetal sword. As you do. And then he put it away somewhere safe so he wouldn't violate any UK knife laws." - Unknown
c. Collapse
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"Civilization is hideously fragile... there's not much between us and the horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish." - Charles Percy Snow, British Novelist and Chemist
"Providence may have spared you from the darkside of this amusement park, but as history and headlines show, it only takes a second to switch from It’s a Wonderful Life to Apocalypse Now. Every day is anything-can-happen day. Like it or not, them’s the rules." - Unknown
"Two weeks is all it takes. If diesel runs out for example, it's Mad Max meets Idiocracy." - Unknown
“…a system that has been hollowed out by a string of cascading failures runs into one more crisis than it can tolerate, and implodes under the weight of its own absurdities. We are much closer to such scenes in North America and Western Europe right now than I think most people realize.” - John Michael Greer
"You should look into Joseph Tainter's work on the collapse of complex civilizations. When he says complexity, he has a very specific and precise definition he's talking about. He is also very clear that complexity carries a cost with it, whether that cost be monetary, material, annoyance, etc... His thesis is that as societies grow, they add complexity to solve problems, and as they add complexity, the costs to maintain it continue to rise until such point that they have gone long past the point of diminishing returns and then that complexity is no longer supported and collapses. We have complex laws, complex procedures and complex supply chains. We're awash in complexity, but that's going to come to an end." - Unknown
“A great nation has a lot of collapse in it.” - Charlie Munger
"Whenever the credit cards fail. Whenever your card fails… whenever your banks fail and you can’t use your f*cking card anymore. You have 3 days to get out of where you are because that’s when they’re coming for you. That’s the big move. That’s checkmate right there. And they think they have you. But move out to the country, get your scraps, stand up for yourself. Build a tower. Build a long road to where you can see them coming. Don’t give up America." - Post Malone
"When a true emergency is to occur, they never warn you." - Unknown
“When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream he comes a-runnin', but not to help.” - Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
“At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that 'news' is not something that happens to other people. He might learn how his ancestors lived and that he himself is no different – in the crunch his life depends on his agility, alertness, and personal resourcefulness." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Really hard to think of something that has never occurred before." - Unknown
"Humans have been destroyed by technology and too much money. Every family in the world should be able to produce their own food and shelter. Yet, walking around with their face down staring at an i-idiot with little white things sticking out of their ears blasting noise into their brains is the only thing about life that they know." - Unknown
"Been helping a couple kids in their twenties, (I call them kids cause thats what they still are) build a cabin on a friends land. Neither one of them have a clue about anything. Didnt have a clue how to start. Dont know what end to hit a nail on. They're using 3 inch stainless steel screws to screw on 1/2" plywood. Anything they do no matter how goofy, out of level, out of square, out of plumb is ok. Have no idea of any of the most basic plant life around them. Cant tell the difference between Queen Anns Lace and Golden Rod if their life depended on it even tho one is white and the other is yellow. Dont know the difference between a Maple and an Oak. Call every conifer tree a pine tree. Every mushroom is simply 'a mushroom.' But they know everything about their telephone and the internet. Technology and money has destroyed a whole generation, maybe two. Everyone under 50 are just radio controlled walking mannequins these days and all they know are blinking lights and funny sounds." - Unknown
"If you can’t imagine life without a smart phone then you’ve already lost to the system." - Unknown
"The new dark ages. Humanity tried to prevent the impending ecological crisis by investing massively in genetic technology. It failed. Engineered viruses and organisms escated into the wild. They wiped out edible plants, animals, and large populations of humans. An oligarchy now thrives in enclosed cities called 'citadels' while everone else is struggling to survive. For food, people rely on seeds traded by the citadels, however, these are coded to produce only one harvest." - Vesper
d. Luddites/Amish
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"When you get far enough in prepping you know where you end up? Basically, you end up being Amish. But with guns." - Unknown
Lud·dite - noun - a person opposed to new technology or ways of working. This movement originated from a movement of English textile workers who opposed cost-saving machinery to protect their jobs. Members were followers of Ned Ludd a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonuym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials.
"I would be lying if I never admitted into looking into what it takes to become Ahmish. I am hard worker, Christian, devoted to my family and I like the horse and buggy look. I swear too much but I can get over that." - Unknown
"The Amish have had it right this entire time. Their communities are growing and thriving. They will continue to do well. We must become the neoamish. Technology is okay and a good tool. Baby murder, degeneracy, and grooming are not." - revelation17_14
"Bearing children, raising them, and socializing with neighbors and relatives are the greatest functions of the Amish family. Amish typically believe that large families are a blessing from God. Farm families tend to have larger families, because sons are needed to perform farm labor. Community is central to the Amish way of life. Working hard is considered godly, and some technological advancements have been considered undesirable because they reduce the need for hard work. Machines such as automatic floor cleaners in barns have historically been rejected as this provides young farmhands with too much free time.” - Wikipedia - Amish
"There's three thing the Amish don't like. That's government. They won't get involved in government. They don't like the public education system. They won't send their children to education. And they also don't like the health system. They rip us off. Those are three things that we feel like we're fighting against all the time. Well those three things are all part of what COVID is. It's a worse thing to quit working than dying. That to shut down and say we can't go to church. We can't get together with family. We can't see our old people in the hospital. We got to quit working. It's going against everything that we believe. And you're changing our culture completely to try to act like they want us to act like the last year. And we're not going to do it." - Unknown Amish Farmer to a reporter on COVID
"All of these things keep happening in Amish Country. The Amish don't use modern tech like Smart phones, TV, 5G/etc. They don't bow to the modern regulations. They don't vaccinate or cater to fake pandemics. That's a severe problem for those pushing Agenda 2030." - Unknown, on the train derailments that contained vinyl chloride
”Well its the Amish's own fault. They have zero transgender members. Not even a token gay guy. No cross dressers nothing .. they should know they would be taken out sooner or later....” - Unknown
”Don't count the Amish out. They are not stupid and realize they are in the crosshairs. I lived near and knew several, quiet polite people, but all of them had rifles and knew how to use them.” - Unknown
e. Repair
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"The further you get from concrete the more worthless pretty things become." - 1883, Yellowstone Prequel
"They don’t make things like they used to." - Unknown
"Self-Repair Manifesto:
- Repair Is Better Than Recycling - Making our things last longer is more efficient and cost-effective than mining them for raw materials.
- Repair Saves The Planet - Earth has limited resources, and we can't run a linear manufacturing process forever; the best way to be efficient is to reuse what we already have
- Repair Saves You Money - Fixing things is often free, and usually cheaper than replacing them, doing the repair yourself saves serious dough.
- Repair Teaches Engineering - The best way to learn how something works is to take it apart! If you can't fix it, you don't own it. Repair connects people and devices, creating bonds that transcend consumption; self-repair is sustainable." - Unknown
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