Time for AU and AG

[The Local Ned]

I respect your opinion TL - you are entitled to view things this way.

In all honesty - I dont think any of US will be around to see the rebirth of a barter based society , in fact - I dont think any of us will be around to see the rebirth of any meaningful form of society - our grandchildren might see it though...

I understand the points you make - re: 'Bandits' and I use the inverted commas intentionally.
The title 'bandits' suggests outlaws - people beyond the law , lawbreakers.
As their will be no form of law and order I fail to see the point you make , maybe 50 years after TSHTF then there could be some form of society emerging with leaders strong enough to lay down the law to the sheeple surviving under them , and as I have said - at that point it will be immaterial to most of us.
IMHO in the first 10/15 years post SHTF - there will be no effective form of society , so why should anyone play by the old rules ?

You have stuff I want - I have weapons and better experience using them than you , > I take your stuff...maybe leaving you alive in the process , maybe not.

Society , of course , will re-emerge , its in our natures to do so....but only after a substantial period of time has taken place to allow us to forgive,forget and move on.


"Those unwilling in the longer term to benefit from this type of activity could find themselves left on the margins and those who look to prey on others after the dust has settled had better be prepared for the retribution."
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"I do not understand why the gung ho, guns blazing, armageddon, self centered, kill or be killed reasoning is being put forward here. It is not the answer to all scenarios.".
- But it will be the final answer to anyone that isnt armed similarly ,and as the saying goes - history is written by the winners.

I dont think that anyone with viable weapons will be marginalised in any way - more likely they will be incorporated into a larger group who will then " look to prey on others " whilst serving their own form of " retribution ".

The men with the greater firepower are ALWAYS right...no matter what...right or wrong , might is right.

Bartering will only occur long after the dust has settled - for the first decade at least , those with weapons will be strongest placed to survive , once things calm down , then we can all move forward and begin a peaceful path out of the darkness.

Stock up on gold and silver if you want - me ? I will be concentrating on ammunition.