as i’ve said before, a relative and his friends have a “bug-out” “mountain home” and plenty of weapons.

the problem is that nobody really has any clue how long this will last. a week? a month? a year? a decade? nobody is ready for that kind of “black swan event.” it isn’t even fathomable.

it would take a catastrophic event for this to happen – like an asteroid hitting the planet.

While I appreciate your zeal, and a good portion of your politics, Pelosi’s actions are not treason.

Not even close. Nor would you want it to be close; the bar for treason or sedition is very high, as it should be, lest some of us be hauled in for seditious libel.

I am not at work, but I keep a link to the US Code section on treason for clarification, which is less stringent than the definition in the Constitution.

Fact is, if it is unconstitutional, well, as A. Lincoln found out when he tried to suspend habeas corpus, the courts are open.

There is truth to that statement, I believe.

Someone I know very well is a doctor in a northeastern state. He does work for the prison system. He takes his work seriously and tries to do a good job, even going so far as to calling out other docs for poor work.

As a consequence of his being so conscientious about caring for the prisoners in his charge, he was threatened with blackballing.

“for a ‘The Road’ scenario, you’d need a team full of all-purpose players:

a guy who can fix cars.
a guy who can hunt.
a marksman.
an explosives guy.
guys who can build s*it.”

Sounds like the wish list I had for Nompound participants. You might want to consider medical people too; doctors versed in internal medicine, or at least a NP or very well trained combat medic would be good.

“If the “war” or whatever faux news inspired cr@p comes to fruition, I’m sure sane minds like Nom or Shore that have diametrically opposite views as mine on some issues, will teach me how to use the guns :)”

Sane? Maybe you better reserve judgement on that. My alter ego here is not always viewed as such. But we have talked, you and I, and I fully appreciate the history of post-colonial India that you raised. In fact, we studied that breakup, and the power struggle between Jinnah and Nehru (so long ago, I can’t possibly remember much though). Thus, yours is a culture that can speak from recent memory on this, though not so recent as folks from the eastern bloc or the balkan states.

As for weapons training, that all depends on which side you are on. ;-)
All kidding aside, I have advocated for a shooter’s GTG, and the place I have in mind would match you with a Range Safety Officer to qualify you on rifle, shotgun and pistol.

It is a great place for a novice to learn because it is inexpensive and predicated primarily on firearms safety. They are extremely serious about safety there, and even yelled at me for perceived muzzle sweeps (amoung other rules, the guns must ALWAYS be pointed downrange except when cased, and cleared whenever you aren’t actually shooting, which any serious sportsman will tell you is pretty severe. Any breach gets you yelled at by one of the omnipresent RSOs).

As for eventual civil war, I think you have read my position: that it is so unlikely, it isn’t a prospect I would plan for. Further, if it were to happen, it would be because conditions are so bad, it would be the least of our worries.

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/11/different-kind-of-real-estate-crash.html

Yeah, just like all things the gubmint sets up and runs introduces efficiencies and brings down costs.

[retching and gagging off]

Are you you sticking your head inside a grocery sack with a giant pot of glue in it?

“…over longer time frames it will bring down costs for everyone”

I’m with you 100% on that one. Charge Rat Face with treason, jail her, try her, and execute her on TV. On Christmas Day.

With that idiotic statement, you’ve really pissed me off.

We should watch what we say, because some unhinged idiot might act on it? Puh- fcuking- leeze.

I’d venture to say the average psychopath has enough twisted ideas of his own not to need to read our blog posts.