Survival vs. Survivalism
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010It is disconcerting - but not surprising - that a number of people including some who are very active in certain political circles - are concerned about how to make preparations, including the ability to keep at home during a public health crisis, avoiding the runs to the store, the usual mixing in high-crowd locations, but they are also caught up with the “survivalist” mentality of “Annie get your gun” (or rather, your several guns and a big stockpile of ammo).
This is an unfortunate turn of thinking. It is dangerous because it is the kind of thinking that feeds into fear, paranoia, and violent mistakes.
I would like to do a seminar, or workshop, or class, on this whole topic, social and local-neighborhood sustainability, resilience, continuity, and to address the Rationale approaches that can work, and the things to avoid, like stockpiling of firearms by inexperienced and potentially trigger-prone citizens in their homes and apartments.
