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In reply to the discussion: I found a gun nut porno magazine at work today (pic heavy)... [View all]MicaelS
(8,747 posts)105. I guess you have never heard "Doomsday Preppers"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Preppers
Doomsday Preppers is an American reality television series that airs on the National Geographic Channel. Wise Food Storage Company and the United States Gold Bureau are official sponsors of the show.
The program profiles various survivalists, or "preppers," preparing for the end of civilization. The series interviews people who are preparing to survive the various circumstances through which life as we know it might come to an end, including economic collapse, societal collapse, electromagnetic pulse, terrorist acts, nuclear incidents, fuel shortages, war, pandemics, geomagnetic reversal, etc. The interviews detail the actions that the preppers have taken, and end with an expert analysis and recommendations for improvements.
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Doomsday Preppers has received varied reviews. Neil Genzlinger in The New York Times condemned it as an "absurd excess on display and at what an easy target the prepper worldview is for ridicule," noting, "how offensively anti-life these shows are, full of contempt for humankind." Nevertheless, "The program has been a ratings bonanza, with a 60-percent male audience, with an average age of 44." "Doomsday Preppers is the network's most-watched series", and Brooklyn Bagwell, casting director for the second season, claimed "Its the highest-rated show in the history of the National Geographic Channel.
In response to negative comments, one prepper responded: "We dont make it an obsession like some folks but we do spend a fair amount of time and money on it." "...you cant always rely on the government or society to help you. The more people that are prepping minded, the better off well all do."
The program profiles various survivalists, or "preppers," preparing for the end of civilization. The series interviews people who are preparing to survive the various circumstances through which life as we know it might come to an end, including economic collapse, societal collapse, electromagnetic pulse, terrorist acts, nuclear incidents, fuel shortages, war, pandemics, geomagnetic reversal, etc. The interviews detail the actions that the preppers have taken, and end with an expert analysis and recommendations for improvements.
Reception
Doomsday Preppers has received varied reviews. Neil Genzlinger in The New York Times condemned it as an "absurd excess on display and at what an easy target the prepper worldview is for ridicule," noting, "how offensively anti-life these shows are, full of contempt for humankind." Nevertheless, "The program has been a ratings bonanza, with a 60-percent male audience, with an average age of 44." "Doomsday Preppers is the network's most-watched series", and Brooklyn Bagwell, casting director for the second season, claimed "Its the highest-rated show in the history of the National Geographic Channel.
In response to negative comments, one prepper responded: "We dont make it an obsession like some folks but we do spend a fair amount of time and money on it." "...you cant always rely on the government or society to help you. The more people that are prepping minded, the better off well all do."
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I found a gun nut porno magazine at work today (pic heavy)... [View all]
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
OP
Asking a question is condescention? Perhaps you were projecting. So forget I ever tried
Squinch
Jul 2013
#74
If you choose to take it that way, it's up to you. All I was implying was that your
Squinch
Jul 2013
#84
I mean, I can link you to actual porno if you'd like. But I'd be banned.
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#10
The best I can do is a link to either Carlos Danger's or Geraldo Rivera's
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#12
I imagine many people pretend to be clever enough to know who should "get out more..."
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#85
Imagine that, people liking things you don't like. And when it comes to living in fear
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#20
Please send photos to verify. Grew up in southern gun culture, glad I matured and moved on.
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#46
I'd personally take an ounce of prevention versus a ton of "cures" advertised in that mag
Blue_Tires
Jul 2013
#102
ALL advertising exploits fear and anxiety but the gun nut industry wears the crown
Tom Ripley
Jul 2013
#61
You're really torn up about "destruction of private property," aren't you?
IveWornAHundredPants
Jul 2013
#104
I'll tell you what, if somebody reacted to a magazine of mine so violently
IveWornAHundredPants
Jul 2013
#137
"Free to do almost anything that does not have the potential to harm others."
BainsBane
Jul 2013
#107
so what's your views on background checks - and ideas about how to prevent
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2013
#109
Other countries do not have citizen "access to modern weapons for recreational purposes"?
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#132
I know a little something about Knob Creek, perhaps you recall the story
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#117
I wonder if anyone is doing sociological studies of the surivivalist culture and the people involved
LongTomH
Jul 2013
#110
preppers, survivalists and Gun Nuts...oh my Toto, I don't think we are in kansas anymore.
NM_Birder
Jul 2013
#138