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Imagine being onboard a giant space vessel traveling through the galaxy in the distant future. You are part of a multi-generational mission meant to colonize another planetary system. The spacecraft you are on is enormous and can support a city-state of human travelers for thousands of years. Then, one day, a member of the captain’s privy council comes to a startling conclusion: at the current rate of the vessel’s population growth, human requirements will exceed resources in a few hundred years.
The captain gathers his trusted advisers in secret to discuss the dilemma. One side is not worried at all. Scientists from this coalition point out that before the ship departed, Earth engineers fully expected future inhabitants to continue innovating and improving the vessel’s capabilities. An agricultural adviser explains that the ship has exponentially increased its food production in the last few generations alone. Speaking to this point, the original doomsayer stands and says, “That’s just the problem. The more food we produce, the healthier our people become. The healthier they become, the more children they have. And the more children they have, the faster we will run out of resources in the future!”
The doomsayer proceeds to paint a picture of the future in which the spaceship is severely overcrowded, and the space travelers are forced to fight for clean air, water, and food. “When such a time arrives,” the doomsayer insists, “there will be riots, famine, and war. There will be revolution. Desperate people will rebel against the ship’s government and hang the privy council!”
“What’s your solution?” another council member asks.
“Depopulation,” the doomsayer answers dispassionately. “We must begin to cull those passengers who offer no benefit to our mission or future survival.”
Many in the gathering are shocked. They demand that nothing so drastic be considered until the whole ship has had a chance to vote. “Are you mad?” the doomsayer snaps. “The people will never vote for their own elimination. And if they did, we’d be the first ones they’d eliminate. No, we must do this in secret — for the passengers’ own good!”
At this point in the animated discussion, a priest stands in opposition. “Fellow members of the privy council, I cannot believe what I’m hearing today. We are not here to destroy human life. We are here to foster human life across the galaxy. We cannot play God. We must pray, seek the Almighty’s guidance, and use the gifts that He has given us to find solutions that safeguard our future. If we start killing others to save ourselves, we betray our ultimate mission as human beings.”
In anger, the doomsayer points an accusatory finger at the priest and shouts, “Don’t tell us about your imaginary God, sir. You are a charlatan, and your Bible is nothing but an opiate for the masses. You are meant to keep the passengers docile, peaceful, and relatively happy. You know nothing of science, and you can save no one with your thoughts and prayers.”
The priest begins to answer, but the doomsayer’s friends shout him down and threaten his removal. “Continue ignoring science and pushing God, sir, and we will begin our depopulation efforts with you.” Silence and fear permeate the room.
The ship’s captain clears his throat and asks the doomsayer what he has in mind. “We need to act on the margins,” the doomsayer responds. “We need to manipulate the spacecraft in subtle ways, so that fewer people are born and more people die suddenly. But we need to make it impossible for passengers to discern what is happening to them.”
The doomsayer, having clearly thought about his plans for human culling in great detail, begins to unveil elaborate proposals for social engineering on a massive scale. There are four main parts, he says. We must (1) destroy the family, (2) keep passengers at war with one another, (3) eliminate uncontrolled innovation by strictly controlling education, and (4) develop the tenets of a “new religion” that elevates the worship of the spaceship above all else.
Women, the doomsayer contends, must be provoked to resent their role in the family. They should see motherhood as a burden, something that distracts them from career success and ship-wide recognition. Being a mother and wife should be scorned as something ugly and outdated. Female passengers should be reminded that there is a secret conspiracy among men — let’s call it the “patriarchy” — that exists to subjugate them.
Furthermore, the doomsayer argues, we should encourage promiscuity and abortion. Loving families produce children. Sexually adventurous singles do not. There’s no reason to stop with women, either. It would be good if we can convince men to see marriage as a form of imprisonment. It would be great if we can convince everyone to doubt the science behind biological sex. What better way to slow population growth than to so confuse passengers about sexual reality that they are too busy experimenting with strange fetishes to get married and have kids?
Next, the doomsayer continues, we must pit the passengers against one another. We must divide them by race, ethnicity, and religion. We must establish new political parties that create tribal loyalties and exacerbate meaningless distinctions. We must keep passengers suspicious of one another and constantly at each other’s throats. We should make some groups’ living quarters too small and hot and blame those conditions on others. We should starve one group and overfeed another. We should maximize resentments and ossify hatreds. Then we should step back when war breaks out and let the passengers “depopulate” themselves.
If peace ever lasts too long, we can just start an outbreak of disease on one side of the ship and watch the spread of chaos fuel future conflict. Nothing divides a population so quickly as a series of disasters that force everyone to fight for survival. Either through food shortages, contagions, or war, any resulting trimming of the passenger manifest will look quite natural.
Here’s the key, the doomsayer insists: we must control education. It is simply too dangerous to allow everyone to learn whatever he likes. Knowledge provides a foundation for asking sensible questions. Asking questions leads to critical thinking. Critical thinking arms a mind with the tools necessary for questioning authority. Questioning authority will eventually get the privy council hanged!
So above all else, we must keep passengers in the dark and ill equipped to question anything! Fill their minds with superstitions. Teach them to obsess over meaningless ethnic differences and absurd sexual identities. Tell them that mathematics is “racist.” Convince them that reading is “extremist.” But don’t let them learn how to think! Thinking invites innovation, and innovation nurtures talent for solving problems. Some freethinking passenger might one day conclude that there is a better answer than “depopulation.” We can’t have that!
Once the passengers have been deprived of a decent education, the doomsayer concludes, they will be desperate for some greater meaning in their lives. In that void, we will offer them a “new religion.” We will teach them to love and worship this spacecraft as a god! We will convince them to sacrifice their health and happiness for the ship’s survival. We will give lonely people purpose, and they will gladly accept their miserable fates. We will tell them that choosing suicide to “save the ship” is the most “humanitarian” thing they can do. In a few short generations, passengers will “depopulate” themselves for the ship’s salvation.
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I don’t know exactly what goes on during private meetings of the Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commission, or World Economic Forum. But I suspect that those privy councils see Earth as their own private vessel hurtling through space and the rest of us as mere stowaways depleting vital resources. One day, there will be a mutiny.
Five Things New “Preppers” Forget When Getting Ready for Bad Times Ahead
The preparedness community is growing faster than it has in decades. Even during peak times such as Y2K, the economic downturn of 2008, and Covid, the vast majority of Americans made sure they had plenty of toilet paper but didn’t really stockpile anything else.
Things have changed. There’s a growing anxiety in this presidential election year that has prompted more Americans to get prepared for crazy events in the future. Some of it is being driven by fearmongers, but there are valid concerns with the economy, food supply, pharmaceuticals, the energy grid, and mass rioting that have pushed average Americans into “prepper” mode.
There are degrees of preparedness. One does not have to be a full-blown “doomsday prepper” living off-grid in a secure Montana bunker in order to be ahead of the curve. In many ways, preparedness isn’t about being able to perfectly handle every conceivable situation. It’s about being less dependent on government for as long as possible. Those who have proper “preps” will not be waiting for FEMA to distribute emergency supplies to the desperate masses.
Below are five things people new to preparedness (and sometimes even those with experience) often forget as they get ready. All five are common sense notions that do not rely on doomsday in order to be useful. It may be nice to own a tank during the apocalypse but there’s not much you can do with it until things get really crazy. The recommendations below can have places in the lives of average Americans whether doomsday comes or not.
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Secured Wealth
Whether in the bank or held in a retirement account, most Americans feel that their life’s savings is relatively secure. At least they did until the last couple of years when de-banking, geopolitical turmoil, and the threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies reared their ugly heads.
It behooves Americans to diversify their holdings. If there’s a triggering event or series of events that cripple the financial systems or devalue the U.S. Dollar, wealth can evaporate quickly. To hedge against potential turmoil, many Americans are looking in two directions: Crypto and physical precious metals.
There are huge advantages to cryptocurrencies, but there are also inherent risks because “virtual” money can become challenging to spend. Add in the push by central banks and governments to regulate or even replace cryptocurrencies with their own versions they control and the risks amplify. There’s nothing wrong with cryptocurrencies today but things can change rapidly.
As for physical precious metals, many Americans pay cash to keep plenty on hand in their safe. Rolling over or transferring retirement accounts into self-directed IRAs is also a popular option, but there are caveats. It can often take weeks or even months to get the gold and silver shipped if the owner chooses to close their account. This is why Genesis Gold Group stands out. Their relationship with the depositories allows for rapid closure and shipping, often in less than 10 days from the time the account holder makes their move. This can come in handy if things appear to be heading south.
Lots of Potable Water
One of the biggest shocks that hit new preppers is understanding how much potable water they need in order to survive. Experts claim one gallon of water per person per day is necessary. Even the most conservative estimates put it at over half-a-gallon. That means that for a family of four, they’ll need around 120 gallons of water to survive for a month if the taps turn off and the stores empty out.
Being near a fresh water source, whether it’s a river, lake, or well, is a best practice among experienced preppers. It’s necessary to have a water filter as well, even if the taps are still working. Many refuse to drink tap water even when there is no emergency. Berkey was our previous favorite but they’re under attack from regulators so the Alexapure systems are solid replacements.
For those in the city or away from fresh water sources, storage is the best option. This can be challenging because proper water storage containers take up a lot of room and are difficult to move if the need arises. For “bug in” situations, having a larger container that stores hundreds or even thousands of gallons is better than stacking 1-5 gallon containers. Unfortunately, they won’t be easily transportable and they can cost a lot to install.
Water is critical. If chaos erupts and water infrastructure is compromised, having a large backup supply can be lifesaving.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
There are multiple threats specific to the medical supply chain. With Chinese and Indian imports accounting for over 90% of pharmaceutical ingredients in the United States, deteriorating relations could make it impossible to get the medicines and antibiotics many of us need.
Stocking up many prescription medications can be hard. Doctors generally do not like to prescribe large batches of drugs even if they are shelf-stable for extended periods of time. It is a best practice to ask your doctor if they can prescribe a larger amount. Today, some are sympathetic to concerns about pharmacies running out or becoming inaccessible. Tell them your concerns. It’s worth a shot. The worst they can do is say no.
If your doctor is unwilling to help you stock up on medicines, then Jase Medical is a good alternative. Through telehealth, they can prescribe daily meds or antibiotics that are shipped to your door. As proponents of medical freedom, they empathize with those who want to have enough medical supplies on hand in case things go wrong.
Energy Sources
The vast majority of Americans are locked into the grid. This has proven to be a massive liability when the grid goes down. Unfortunately, there are no inexpensive remedies.
Those living off-grid had to either spend a lot of money or effort (or both) to get their alternative energy sources like solar set up. For those who do not want to go so far, it’s still a best practice to have backup power sources. Diesel generators and portable solar panels are the two most popular, and while they’re not inexpensive they are not out of reach of most Americans who are concerned about being without power for extended periods of time.
Natural gas is another necessity for many, but that’s far more challenging to replace. Having alternatives for heating and cooking that can be powered if gas and electric grids go down is important. Have a backup for items that require power such as manual can openers. If you’re stuck eating canned foods for a while and all you have is an electric opener, you’ll have problems.
Don’t Forget the Protein
When most think about “prepping,” they think about their food supply. More Americans are turning to gardening and homesteading as ways to produce their own food. Others are working with local farmers and ranchers to purchase directly from the sources. This is a good idea whether doomsday comes or not, but it’s particularly important if the food supply chain is broken.
Most grocery stores have about one to two weeks worth of food, as do most American households. Grocers rely heavily on truckers to receive their ongoing shipments. In a crisis, the current process can fail. It behooves Americans for multiple reasons to localize their food purchases as much as possible.
Long-term storage is another popular option. Canned foods, MREs, and freeze dried meals are selling out quickly even as prices rise. But one component that is conspicuously absent in shelf-stable food is high-quality protein. Most survival food companies offer low quality “protein buckets” or cans of meat, but they are often barely edible.
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Having buckets of beans and rice is a good start, but keeping a solid supply of high-quality protein isn’t just healthier. It can help a family maintain normalcy through crises.
Prepare Without Fear
With all the challenges we face as Americans today, it can be emotionally draining. Citizens are scared and there’s nothing irrational about their concerns. Being prepared and making lifestyle changes to secure necessities can go a long way toward overcoming the fears that plague us. We should hope and pray for the best but prepare for the worst. And if the worst does come, then knowing we did what we could to be ready for it will help us face those challenges with confidence.