Folks, it ain't over till the politically obese lady sings, and "it" clearly ain't over. For those who value their sorry hide, continuing to stay ahead of the curve in your preparedness may be the message you ought advise yourself of. Given the abundant "drill" ongoing, don't cry if you ain't ready when it arrives. It's all very well (and good) to be able to laugh and keep spirits high, but laughter won't fill the belly aching from hunger. You may know someone who's still on the fence, not really sure if they should prep. God willing, being prepped will turn out to be not needed. But should turmoil hit, those Souls you assist to do a little self preserving prep may end up alive as a result, or they may end up with some excess rice and water - no biggie. Here's What 75 Preppers Learned During The Lockdown Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, https://www.theorganicprepper.com/what-preppers-learned-during-lockdown/ https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/heres-what-75-preppers-learned-du... The lockdown that recently took place due to the pandemic was like a practice run for a bigger SHTF event. Many of our prepper theories played out and were accurate, while others weren’t as realistic as we thought beforehand. https://www.theorganicprepper.com/the-lockdown-of-america-begins/ https://www.theorganicprepper.com/selco-survival-lessons-pandemic/ People who weren’t preppers already learned a lot about why they would want to be better prepared in the future, but they weren’t the only ones who learned lessons. These preppers took a moment to answer questions about the lessons they learned during the lockdown. (Here’s an article about the things I learned.) https://www.theorganicprepper.com/what-i-learned-during-the-covid-crisis/ What did you learn about preparedness during the lockdown? Trisha… I learned two main things. First, I was very surprised at how strongly the isolation hit me. I am a person who is “energized” by interacting with other people. I knew that already, but I was shocked at how MUCH it affected me. Second, I got a taste of normalcy bias. I kept trying to see ways in which our situation was still “Normal”. As a school teacher of little ones for thirty years, I was pretty much used to switching into action immediately to deal with a crisis and putting my feelings on the back burner. So, I was shocked that it took me a couple of months to “accept” the changes in our lives and start looking for creative ways to make life work and meet our needs. ... On Wed, Apr 01, 2020 at 09:50:47PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Travel for "valid reasons only". All public spaces being shut down by police and riot police, whether or not you are "abiding by social distancing".
You might not like it, it might be JTFB, but it's happening regardless.
How much tech is gonna help you when your next meal is the big issue of the day?
Be ready muffas, shirt's escalating!
Riot squad move people on from Sydney beaches and parks as part of coronavirus social distancing https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-sydney-police-move-people-on-f... [Numerous anecdotes with photos and summary of new social distancing laws the police are NOW relying upon in Oz!]
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 11:03:25AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Abhorrent, ingorant, dotile, self righteous, and self centred humans are on full display here, as they rush in a great clamour to snitch on their neighbours, crashing the New Zealand government website in a frenzy of "rule breaker" reporting:
New Zealand Site Crashes as Locals Rush to Report Rule-Breaking Neighbors Amid Lockdown https://sputniknews.com/society/202003301078767438-new-zealand-site-crashes-...
New Zealanders are so eager to report others for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules that the police website for reporting such cases crashed shortly after going live, local law enforcement officials revealed Monday.
With New Zealand currently under a coronavirus lockdown, strict measures such as maintaining a distance of 2 meters from others have been imposed by authorities. Other restrictions include only allowing residents to leave their homes for essential reasons, i.e. for groceries or medical care.
.. "We've had 4,200 reports of people believing others weren't complying," New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush is quoted as saying by AFP.
"It shows how determined Kiwis [a nickname used to refer to people from New Zealand] are that everyone complies with us,” Bush added.
.. “Not every one of these over 4,000 reports will result in a visit from police. For example, some are reports of people jogging or walking past. People are of course allowed to do this within their own neighbourhoods. We have been attending where there are large groups of people congregating,” an unidentified police spokesperson told the Guardian.
According to Bush, at least three people in New Zealand have been detained for breaking the lockdown rules, one of whom remains in police custody. He also noted that campervans carrying tourists traveling throughout the country have been a sustained issue.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also urged the public to report cases of people breaking lockdown measures.
"Now is not the time to bend the rules. This is a time to stay at home and save lives," Ardern recently told reporters, according to AFP.
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The greatest problem the anarchist faces is his lack of will (or occasionally lack of ability) to handle the humans in front of him. The epic truth of sheeple's' true nature is often avoided in a self delusion of techno utopian/fascist "solutions".
It is -not- more technology we need.
How to inculcate sanity?