Imagine My Surprise!

Antifa is composed of children of Elites, you say?

This is my shocked face - well, not MINE. I have my bad-face days, but I HOPE not THAT bad.

I try to be unshockable, but the current culture and political nonsense makes that VERY hard.

On the positive side, dictatorships and otherwise oppressive government, like mismanaged businesses, make for very good comedy. And, memes. It's getting so I LIVE for memes.

Yep.

Some say that the smart thing to do is leave - find a remote part of the world, establish a self-sufficient enclave, and hunker down and ride out the Fall of Civilization.

I can’t agree. Many of us have reasons why the change is not feasible:

• Family commitments
• Financial obligations - yes, better money management would have kept this from being a problem. Still, Intelligent Enlightenment can hit us at any point. Some are just now realizing the extent of the problem - the more Determinedly Ignorant still have their heads in the sand. It takes time, kids.
• Work obligations - hard to ask people to give up a so-near-that-they-can-taste-it pension, risking penury in their old age and dependence upon the kindliness of the population. Others are in Truly Vital occupations, and their leaving would risk the health and even the lives of the public.
• Physical inability to leave - whether lack of money or transportation, disability that chains them to a specific location, or reluctance to risk losing a roof over their head for an unknown future. Moving a person in the early stages of senility or who is physically unable to assist with the move is a daunting task. Easy to say “triage” if it’s not YOUR mother.

I’m currently in a “Safe Enough for Now” location. Should everything completely collapse, I would need to move further out. Fortunately, my extended family has ties to more remote locations, from which we could re-group and work together for Clan survival. Note, that Clan with a “C”, not a “K”. The term - which I believe comes from Gaelic, simply refers to the extended family, and the familial obligations that endure. There’s always a Fred’s or two in the bunch; that just means you have someone more responsible ride herd on them, and don’t put them in critical positions. 

For now:

• Cut the personal overhead to the minimum.
• Get a secondary income going, and start detaching from dependence on corporate America.
• Set up your escape hatch.
• Whenever possible, use alternate communication methods.
• Practice essential skills. Make sure that all family members do, too.
• Keep aware of what is happening around you, and generally in your region.
• Pray.