Neo-Survivalism

[Paul]

Came across this term whilst browsing.
A little website called:
http://weirdgood.com/1386/neo-survivalism/

When I saw it I thought that it would be a demonising attack on survivalism. After reading the article though I'm not so sure what it was trying to say. Using terms like xenophobia and fear-mongering when talking about what we do could be alarming to sheeple yet on the whole it doesn't attack prepping at all. In short, nothing to worry me.

What I was surprised about was to find term widely used.
There is even a US site called http://neosurvivalist.net

The problem on my mind is the possible misuse of the phrase "neo-survivalism" by the media. They just love catchy phrases.

If the media did one of their totally unbiased, in depth reports featuring some the more radical preppers in the UK and it could backfire on us all.

After all one of the economist sites idea of a good photograph depicting prepping was an idiot in a floppy hat pointing a shotgun straight at the camera.

[bigpaul]

i dont think on the whole it is demonising survivalism but god knows what the mainstream media would make of it, they dont let the facts get in the way of a good story!

[Hrusai]

well i know theres going to be a serious program about prepping in the us! i got an email newsletter from one of the survival sites i like

http://survivalcache.com/

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its a really good site too

[Paul]

It's too easy to take a program anyway you want.

I'm betting that it'll be more biased about weapons, paramilitary training, views on government oppression, and the forthcoming financial crash.

The US may even be reminded about Peter Keller.
He was the survivalist who topped himself in his fortified BOL after allegedly murdering his wife and teenage daughter. (April 2012).

They could find a survivalist to say that the US Government warned that "Survivalists are a Terrorist Threat".
(A quote used on a few survivalist and militia sites).

So now the average thick American will see the standard survivalist as a gun toting nutter with militia training and terrorist tendancies.

I can almost hear the raft of new legislation being planned.