Riotous Behavior

Hi everyone! I read the other day that the Agriculture Department says that 1 in 8 Americans is now on food stamps. Right now, nearly 40 million people rely on the government to feed them! That is an incredible number, an incredible amount of people! Now, whether you feel like government programs like food stamps are right or wrong, I'm sure you know that our government is in debt up to its eyeballs. Our 'leaders' have spent us into debt that, quite literally, will be impossible to pay back. So what happens if the government cannot fulfill its promises? What happens when government programs get cut back? We can look at Greece to see what happens: rioting.

Riots are nothing new to the US. They have taken place many times in many different places. My first 'memory' of US rioting happened after the Rodney King verdict. My point is that just because we live in a fairly 'proper' society, when people are angry, or hungry, riots can happen! Imagine what will happen when our government finally decides to be honest about our financial situation. How will people buy groceries if they have been relying on the government to supply, and the government finally admits that it can't supply?

Hubby and I were discussing this topic over the weekend. He said that in case of riots, we'd stay as long as we could, but there could come a point where we would have to flee to our bug-out location. Immediately, a thought hit me. I've always thought that if we had to flee, maybe our house would be 'used' by a family that needed shelter, folks looking for food that we'd left behind, etc. But, I hadn't pictured leaving my house and it being taken over by rioters and looters! We have put so much time, money, and sweat into this house and property! The thought of it being destroyed by folks who don't care is just too much! I guess just acknowledging what can happen is part of the mental preparedness we need to have. I have to remember that my life consists of more than my home and land. It consists of the family I love.

The financial troubles in Greece, which led to the rioting and turmoil happening there, could be in the not-too-distant US future. Please prepare. Do everything you can to build up your preps! You need water, you need food, you need medical supplies. Don't be the person who is running to the grocery store with the rioters, or the person who has money to buy food and then gets met by thieves. Plant a garden. Learn how to do for yourself and how to do without. Prepare mentally. Think of all the situations that could happen, good or bad. Think of ways you could help others, and think of ways you'll need to help yourself.

"Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Prep On!
Gen-IL Homesteader


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