You better beleve I will an most of the people I know would too. I would guess at least 30% of the country would. Sounds like patriotisem to me..... Sure you are not the one who is parinoid of them
See, this is what I just don't get. You flat out admit that you'd start murdering people, and you don't see why that makes other people not want to trust you with weapons. Talk about a catch-22. I'm all for the right to bear arms, but frankly, people who state they'd start shooting cops for doing their jobs are the type of people that shouldn't be trusted to own a firearm. Talking about shooting people because of this
you have that they are going to kick down the door and take all your guns? Really?
China wouldn't have to take over militarily. All they need to do is cut off what they and the rest of the asian market supplies and not import any raw materials from the U.S.. They have the financial resources to hold out economically
They really don't. They'd be shooting themselves in the food and cause their own economic collapse by eliminating the trade relations with the US.
The U.S. has made itself vulnerable to economic attack by not having a manufacturing and agriculture base big enough to fall back on to supply the population.
The US is actually quite capable of supporting it's own needs, the reason stuff is imported from China is because it's cheaper that way. People don't want to pay $20 for something manufactured in the US when they can pay $5 for something manufactured in China. You'd be amazed to see the amount of foodstuff grown in the US that just goes completely to waste. There are still a lot of people paid handsomely to NOT farm their land.
We aren't actually overpopulated, we produce enough foodstuffs to feed the population of the world quite well, people starve because we let them, not because there is not enough food for them. We are a wasteful society, not an overpopulated one. If we all went to a vegetarian diet (which is a better use of farmed calories) Texas alone could probably come pretty close to feeding the world. A disproportionate amount of what we grow goes to feed livestock which cuts down seriously on crop efficiency.
Anyone, on that show, they showed how to 'escape from LA'. If you follow their advice, you will die. Probably quickly. The road they showed the people taking would have lead into Death Valley. They call it that for a REASON. If you are in LA when some sort of apocalyptic event happens, head for either the mountains or the ocean. If you do find yourself in the desert, there are actually a surprising amount of cave systems with springs, and small groups could actually survive with ease. The Mojave desert has had many people call it home over the centuries, and there are actually lakes, rivers, and springs there. Several large animals survive in the Mojave. Instead of loading yourself until you can't move with water, you'd be better off with purification tablets and a kettle to boil in and just carry yourself a couple days worth of water. Once upon a time, I worked at a ranger station out in Death Valley. Here is what would have killed the people in the show: They headed into the desert DURING THE DAY!!! No, you hole up during the day and travel at night, your water will last longer and you won't be dead of the heatstroke your first day. Or overheat your vehicle if you are lucky enough to have one and thus waste your water that way.
But the truth of the matter is, head for the mountains or the ocean unless you know where/how to find these things in the desert. There are a lot of creeks and lakes in those woods, and a lot of dirt trails that will lead you right to them. There are also many edible plants and critters.
In an apocalyptic situation, become a vegetarian. It's a better use of your calories and more reliable a source of food. Plant a variety of crops so a single hazard won't wipe out your entire food source. Don't worry about a generator, learn to live without electricity. In a true apocalyptic situation, you won't have gas to run the generator fairly quickly, a generator is only going to help in a couple week to a month situation.
No, if it's a true apocalyptic situation, you don't need a generator, you need a forge. You don't need to know how to make gunpowder, you need to know how to make arrows that fly straight. You don't need a ten year stock of carrots, you need to know how to gather seeds and identify edible wild plants.
This Mad Max fantasy most people have is just that, fantasy.
