Surviving? Is it worth it.

[River Song]

The situation a la rapist or highwayman are straw dolls designed deliberately to be shot down. IMHO they don't have a leg to stand on.

Being responsible for other people is NOT 'nanny state-ism' but simply a recognition that as homo-sapiens, we have something in common and that is our humanity. Get rid of that idea and all is lost.

Forgive me if I labour the point but there are a number of voices here (usually the same culprits) who would prefer to cut themselves off totally from society. Terms get used such as 'sheeple' etc etc and I can laugh at that because I also see it -- I've been guilty of using terms like 'urban pond life' for which I'm not proud.

But once you get into the mind that you would NOT help another human being because you see them as somehow less than human, then you fall into the same category as the Nazi's who saw the Jews as less than human. You need to be very very careful of where the logic of your position puts you.

I'm sorry of this thread has been turned into an ethical rant but I'm a little tired of the self-righteous go-it-alone attitudes in the name of 'prepping'.
There is another way and that's as resilient communities -- I'll fight for that point of view for a change.