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ThoughtCriminal

(14,046 posts)
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:19 PM Oct 2013

A RW Fantasy End Game: "No size restrictions and screw the limit"



Here in Central Teapartistan, I'm hearing some pretty delusional talk from a particular sub-set of the GOP base.

They are hoping that the shut down will lead to a societal breakdown, followed by martial law, FEMA concentration camps, and civil war. Ending up with patriots "Taking our country back" just like those kids in "Red Dawn"!

What do these "Prepper Patriots" plan to do when SHTF? Why go into the mountains with their SUV, stockpiles of MREs and ammo and go hunting and fishing! I don't think it is a coincidence that mostly, this is what they love do anyway on days off. There is an unmistakable wish here to screw to mortgage, get away from the dead-end job and go on a permanent vacation while the deadbeat liberals starve in the cities.

The fantasy of living off the land with bushcraft skills learned on YouTube and practiced on weekends is not likely to play very well when dealing the reality of doing that in the wilderness for more than a few weeks. It is especially difficult along with a million other Elmer Fudds with the same dream. Game gets scarce, fuel, rations and ammo run low. Hard enough for the single survivalist, imagine trying to keep a family fed.
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A RW Fantasy End Game: "No size restrictions and screw the limit" (Original Post) ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 OP
Long been one of my favorite MuseRider Oct 2013 #1
The NEXT time we elect a black president Nevernose Oct 2013 #2

MuseRider

(34,095 posts)
1. Long been one of my favorite
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:24 PM
Oct 2013

cartoons, I even have a coffee mug with that one on it.

Yeah, try being out there with a million other Elmer Fudds. Game is already scarce in a good part of this country because of drought and destruction of habitat. They would not last a week without their expensive and precious MRE's that they have saved just for this day.

Red Dawn, lol. What maroons.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
2. The NEXT time we elect a black president
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:29 PM
Oct 2013

I'm going to buy stock in survivalist companies. The guys producing family-sized emergency rations, or companies that sell water purification stuff. I really missed out this time, and it was really short sighted of me.

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