Unlike the 1990s survivalists, preppers come from all backgrounds and live all over America. They are just as likely to be found in a suburb or downtown loft as a remote ranch in the mountains. Prepping networks, which have sprung up all over the country in the past few years, provide advice on how to prepare food reserves, how to grow crops in your garden, how to hunt and how to defend yourself. There are prepping books, online shops, radio shows, countless blogs, prepping courses and prepping conferences.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Americans stock up to be ready for end of the world
from The Guardian. I wonder how people in this "preppers" movement compare to people in the transition movement. Seems like the preppers are more individualistic, reflecting a prominent characteristic of an advanced capitalist society.