Total Chaos - What Will You Do When

Hello Patriots:

We’re going to take a little detour from the Constitution.

I traveled to Syracuse this past week.  My eldest son just graduated from a U.S. Navy sponsored program in journalism.  He was one of eight men selected for the program.  He is now a certified “motion media journalist.”  His next duty station is Naples Italy for the next three years (tough duty, eh).  After four tours in Iraq, two of those tours as a combat cameraman entrenched with a navy seal team, he was told that he was finished in the Middle East and given his choice of duty stations.  He chose Japan, where he worked in the news room of the Armed Forces Radio station for four years before being selected for the Syracuse program.

The day after his graduation, we took a trip to Niagara Falls, after which we drove up to Toronto to watch the Los Angeles Angels play the Toronto Blue Jays.  On our journey, which took about two and a half hours because of traffic, I asked my son if he could help me take this blog viral.  He, of course, asked me why?  I explained to him that the country was in a huge mess and that I needed to be the President to straighten out the mess.  He told me that it was too late.  And, he told me that he had no idea on how to use social media to make a blog go viral.  I queried, “How can that be?  You just graduated from Syracuse in ‘motion media’?”  He chuckled and replied, “I work in television.  I don’t use Facebook or YouTube or blogs.  You’re on your own.

Then we got into the discussion on the impending crash and downfall of this country.  I told him of all the things I was trying to do to ready myself and my family for the melt down.

That is when he let loose, “It doesn’t matter what you’re doing.  When the proverbial Sh*t hits the fan, it isn’t going to matter.  The best thing you could do is not own anything.”

I started telling him about being self -sufficient.  I told him that for about $100 per panel, one could have solar energy; for about $250, one could have wind energy - the wind in Las Vegas blow at least 300 days out of the year.  Hence, with solar and wind and about 18 golf cart batteries, while the rest of the grid is dark, without electricity, one’s freezer, refrigerator, TV, radio and computer still worked.

I told him about the supplies that one needed to stockpile, the fresh water, the water purifying system and the vertical hanging vegetable and fruit gardens, extra batteries, etc., etc…

He replied, “So what!”

I answered, “What do you mean, so what?”

He explained, “When the system collapses, there is going to be complete chaos and anarchy.  The wealthy, privileged and powerful, will have already fled the country to another place or country where they are already setting up for their next place where they will be secure and exempt from the pending crisis.  Even Rush Limbaugh, who has a net worth in excess of $32 million talks about it, but won’t give his listeners any details, is ready to jump ship.  Martial law will be imposed.  FEMA troops, the U.S. military, DELTA and NATO Troops will be all over this country trying to reestablish law and order.  Within the first three hours, all of the grocery stores will be plundered.  If you don’t believe me, look at what happened when Katrina hit New Orleans.  The banks will close.  You’re currency will be worthless.”  At which time he pulled out an Iraqi bill.  It said $50 Billion Dinar; that’s right billion with a ‘B’.  My son told me that if he could find an institution in which to exchange the note, he might have enough money to buy a pack of gum.  With two bills like that, he might be able to purchase an egg or a pint of milk.

I countered, “That’s why we are converting as much of our currency to silver and gold as we can.”

He replied, “So what!  When the banking system shuts down, who’s going to convert your gold and silver?  The only place that you will be able to exchange your hard assets is in one of the FEMA camps that have been set up around the country into which they – the current government- herd the people.  Only those that have entered the FEMA compound – camp – and have had the RFID chip inserted into their arm and/or have been tagged with a retinal I.D., will be able to conduct business in the camp.  Once you enter the camp, you are a slave to the system.  You are tagged and now belong to them.”

To which I stated, “That is why we want to be self-sufficient.  There are about ten million patriots out there; like-minded people who I believe will come together as one and try to re-establish our country.  I believe that the military, once they see what we are doing, will abandon the military machine that is trying to fight us, and join us.”

He then enlightened me, “The personnel in the military do as they are told.  Ninety-eight percent don’t have, and have never had an original thought.  If they are told to kill someone, they will kill that person no questions asked.  They are nothing more than walking zombies doing a job like any other citizen who gets up every morning and goes to work.  The military is just another corporation.”  Then he said, “What are you going to do when…?” And, he just let the questions hang there unfinished.

I said, “When what?”

He again replied, “When the system dies.  Let’s say that you’ve done everything right.  You’ve installed solar and wind, you’ve made your water purification system operational.  You have your vertical gardens producing more food in greater quantities than even you can imagine. You have a surplus.  You have your freezer stocked with enough beef and pork to last at least two years.  You have dry goods to last for three years.  You have four or five  55 gallon drums of purified water.  You have say $25,000 or $50,000 that you have converted to gold and silver – mostly silver – because silver is more easily convertible to the current MPC (Military Police Currency) that will be issued in place of the good old greenbacks – which by the way if you haven’t noticed are no longer green.  Let’s say that you heeded the warning of all those patriotic militiamen out there and bought a few weapons.  You have an: AK-47; SK-47; AR-15; 30-06; your or rather granddad’s .44 magnum  gas operated carbine; your 243 with the thousand yard scope; the .22 caliber long rifle; the 12 and 16 gauge shot guns; and your hand guns: .44 caliber magnum revolver, .22 caliber revolver;  .57 caliber magnum revolver;  9mm Glock and a few others.  You also have your crossbow, sportsman’s  bow, machete, and your hunting knife, carving knife, commando knife, and skinning knife.  And, over the last couple of years you have taken heed and managed to procure about 5,000 rounds of ammo for your weapons, as well as, shafts for your bows.  Let’s say you’ve done all that.”

I answer, “Okay, let’s just say that I’m as ready as a good boy scout.”

“Great” he answers.  “Now, how are you going to protect what is yours?”  “Besides you,” he continues, “Who in the family can shoot?  Who besides you has any military or survival training at all; mom, my brother or sister?  Who?  How many weapons can you shoot at one time?”

He goes on to say, “Look, there are two different scenarios for you and each one ends the same way.  Scenario one:  You have more than enough.  The system crashes.  The stores are looted.  There is no more food or water to be had.  Three days later, you notice that your neighbors are starving.  How long can they go without food?  I know that you fasted for four and a half days before; and, by the fourth day all you could think about was food and chewing.  A person can go just about three days without water before dying.  ‘What the heck’ you say to yourself, I can’t in good conscience let my neighbors starve to death or dehydrate to death.  So, in an act of Christian compassion, you give your neighbor some of your excess produce, fruit and water.  They are very grateful and thank you profusely.  Can you guess what happens then next day?  They come back for more and bring seven of their best friends.  You say, ‘what the heck.”  You have enough for a few more and you can’t watch them die in the street.  By the third day, it’s like a high school party where ten people were invited and the word got out that Eldee was having party and instead of ten people, a hundred people are beating on your door wanting, demanding what you have.  You now must start turning hungry, thirsty people away.  Now, it gets nasty.  Ordinary Christian people, who wouldn’t hurt a fly in their collective lives are now a hungry, thirsty, unruly mob; think lynch mob like in the old westerns on T.V.  And, they will not be denied.  So, you pull out your weapon to protect what is yours and what you planned on for so long for this emergency.  They rush you, a hundred strong. You manage to get off four or five rounds before they overtake you.  Now, you’re on the ground being beaten to death, the mob takes down your wife and kids leaving you on the ground with a broken and beaten body.  Your family is lying on the ground bleeding and /or dying and the mob plunders your food and water supplies and takes all that for which you have prepared so hard and so long.”