Fast Event or Slow Decline?

[Scythe13]

Sometimes it's hard to think about everything going on in the news.

First it was WW1, then WW2, then Vietnam, then Iran and Iraq, then Afghanistan, Syria, Liberia, Sudan, Crimea and everything else going on. MRSA, Ebola, Super Mosquitoes, immigrants, dodgy banks, bouncing cheques, the crash of 2007 and 2008, Northern Shock, city wide riots, and everything else. Big events, but none have been TEOTWAWKI. Thank goodness.

Lots of big things that could be sudden snap situations.

Now we have global warming, a slowing economic downturn as opposed to a sudden overnight collapse. The gradual increase of ISIS. A slow degeneration of society both financially, socially, mentally, and physically. These slow events seem to be the dominant threat at the moment.

But to kick a little spice, there are still the concerns of certain sudden threats. Things like solar flares, EMP attacks, total electronic shutdown from a rogue hacker, and a couple of other 'out there' threats.

The interesting thing is, as preppers, we always say that the news lies about a lot of things. But when the news reports on something bad, we're the first to double up our order of beans and bacon. Aren't we an odd lot. When the weather man predicts a bad winter, we smile because we're ready, but we still stock extra and get excited about it (excitement can be both happy and scared, and a load of other feelings at the same time). It's natural.

The thing is, with a slow decline, are we lulled into a false sense of security? Do we see ourselves are having 'plenty of time' to get ready? Is there a moment when you think "I can put this off because there is still time. Things aren't that bad yet"?

Well the truth is, we don't know what's going to happen.

Last winter was predicted as going to be the worst winter on record. It never happened.

The migrant crisis of 5000 people coming from Calais…we wouldn't notice if they all came to the country. We could all pay £1 extra in tax a year, and they could live like kings, and we wouldn't realise any difference.

Clearly things that are going on are not real news. It's just entertainment disguised as being important information.

I am starting to think that we're heading for an event, but I really am not sure whether it'll be a fast event or a slow decline.

Which are you prepping for, and how would each one effect your in your current state?

What do you think is going on?