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Demovictory9

(32,509 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:07 PM Mar 11

Can you survive one month without any outside support? Then you are a prepper says this article [View all]

Long article about minorities becoming preppers in higher numbers

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna142806

said that what shapes individual preppers — which he defines as someone who can live for a month with no outside support — is how they react to a single question: “Do I feel safe?”

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Can you survive one month without any outside support? Then you are a prepper says this article [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 11 OP

I feel safe... ret5hd Mar 11 #1

You reminded me that I need to get new water filters. NanaCat Mar 11 #13

re water filters: ret5hd Mar 11 #19

Kind of a loose definition there. That makes me one Sympthsical Mar 11 #2

One earthquake that destroys the road NanaCat Mar 11 #7

Well, that's a new paranoia unlocked Sympthsical Mar 11 #14

But you could chop down the post if you had an ax BlueSpot Mar 11 #15

Pfffft Sympthsical Mar 11 #20

Was just making a funny on your earlier post BlueSpot Mar 11 #21

they were just having a laugh m8 Celerity Mar 11 #22

Just making a joke Sympthsical Mar 11 #23

We got the joke and it was funny. You're fine. yardwork Mar 12 #30

Single access roads for communities are dangerous. haele Mar 12 #37

Huh? NanaCat Mar 11 #3

Add Prepper to Eat The Rich? IA8IT Mar 11 #4

no, no. "Pepper" Arthur_Frain Mar 11 #11

I can but don't consider myself an actual "prepper" Raine Mar 11 #5

A lot of minorities have ALWAYS been "preppers". Caliman73 Mar 11 #6

My experience as well NanaCat Mar 11 #12

Are none of you aware of "ghetto?" cachukis Mar 11 #8

On the other hand, if you can't survive for a month without Uncle Joe Mar 11 #9

that guy was in American Werewolf in London prodigitalson Mar 11 #16

Too many articles like this are written from an exclusively upper-middle-class perspective. surrealAmerican Mar 11 #10

"Surviving for month" equals more than just eating for preppers Demovictory9 Mar 12 #29

I'd draw a distinction between people who are stocked up for an emergency and preppers. meadowlander Mar 11 #17

Well Timewas Mar 11 #18

I'm in hurricane country madville Mar 12 #24

JFC, it has nothing to do with the implied idea of "safe". A blizzard that niyad Mar 12 #25

My wife did a 2 month "Pantry Challenge" last year underpants Mar 12 #26

We could. Bettie Mar 12 #27

Covid Johnny2X2X Mar 12 #28

By that standard, I come from a long line of preppers TheKentuckian Mar 12 #31

I just got back from Costco... BluesRunTheGame Mar 12 #32

When I think of a prepper, I think of some guy with an insufferable personality, a rat's-nest beard, Aristus Mar 12 #33

Stocking up on supplies before the election might be a good idea. If they take power Hotler Mar 12 #34

"Preppers" prepare for TEOTWAWKI, elocs Mar 12 #35

1 month? Happy Hoosier Mar 12 #36

Thats smart Demovictory9 Mar 16 #38