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You don't need a raid if you have guns and they don't. You probably don't even have to do any shooting. You might just be hungry, or in a group with others who
by moduspol 6y ago
You don't need a raid if you have guns and they don't. You probably don't even have to do any shooting.
You might just be hungry, or in a group with others who are hungry, and heard there was a farm in a general area.
- throwawaygh 6y agoI guess my point was more that disasters happen all the time and I can't remember the last time I heard about a farm being raided.
- moduspol 6y agoIf you're only concerned about the disasters that happen all the time, then you're not in the same mindset as your typical prepper.
- hannasanarion 6y agoThe point is that the idea that disasters are immediately followed by violent banditry is entirely a fabrication of hollywood. In real life, when disaster strikes people band together. Humans are fundamentally social animals, we have been for our entire 150,000 year history. Our lizard-brain instinct is to seek help and help others.
- moduspol 6y agoWe are also quite tribal, and there are numerous instances throughout that history of an "us vs. them" mentality causing people to do terrible things. I don't expect roving gangs. I do expect people to be coerced into handing over resources by other people who think they're helping others and/or serving a greater good.