Once you have the basics covered, then you can start to focus on long-term disasters and things that might cause societal collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What types of Disasters or Crisis might cause a Long-Term Collapse of the System?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Collapse](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/collapsecivilization.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI\u2019m not going to focus on those one in a trillion situations that will probably never happen; prepping for a doomsday asteroid slamming into the earth or one of those other crazy events that you see in sci-fi movies does little to prepare you for the real world, and if something like that does happen we are all screwed anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m going to focus on long-term disasters that I believe are most likely to occur based on historical events, politics, and the current threat structure facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Major terror attack, targeting our infrastructure.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"terrorists\"](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/terrorists.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s no way to deny the fact that there are people out there looking to cause chaos. Before 9\/11, most people dismissed terrorism as isolated incidents that rarely affected large groups of people. Post 9\/11, we need to start looking at these events and realize that it\u2019s a threat that if delivered in the right way could bring a country to its feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While luckily most of the attacks since 9\/11 have been relatively small, we\u2019ve documented numerous failed attempts where terrorists tried to take down the power grid<\/a> and poison local water supplies<\/a>. Should a terror organization be able to pull off one of these attacks or launch some sort of biological attack in a large city, it would likely push the country into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe threat of radical Islamic terrorism is one of the most significant threats we face as a nation, largely because our government and our media have failed to name the threat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Have a Bug Out Plan<\/strong><\/a>: You need to have a solid evacuation plan, and you need to be prepared to leave at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/li>
- Prepare for Martial Law<\/a><\/strong>: The real threat may come during the aftermath of the attack. Time and time again, our government has shown they will first clamp down on the public, and then in all likelihood ignore the actual problem.<\/li>
- Have a Communication Plan<\/a><\/strong>: Emergency Communication is one of the least talked about parts of preparedness, but it\u2019s probably one of the most critical pieces of the preparedness puzzle. It\u2019s something that you can\u2019t afford to overlook.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse Attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Rocket](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/empattack.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring the early days of nuclear testing, experts suspected that a nuclear blast could damage electrical equipment, so they took steps to shield electronics near the testing sites. What they didn\u2019t know, and soon found out, was how powerful an EMP could be and how they were creating a weapon that could someday take out power grids throughout the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Over the last couple of years, the threat of a nuclear attack or EMP has increased to levels not seen since the Cold War. In fact, over the last couple of years the government through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have started taking steps to prepare the American public<\/a> for the possibility of a nuclear attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n- Things like DEW weapons are now a reaity. In fact, Directed energy weapons (DEW)\u2014i.e., , microwaves, particle beams, lasers and high-powered electro-magnetic weapons\u2014are quickly becoming a reality for troops and the Air Force wants its airmen to be ready for an attack<\/a>. <\/li>
- In December of 2018, The Department of Homeland Security urged the public to prepare for the up to six months without electricity<\/a>, transportation, fuel, money, and healthcare. <\/li>
- In October of 2019, China unveiled a doomsday nuke that can strike the USA in 30 mins<\/a>. Chinese President XI warned no military force can stop China<\/li>
- For more information on preparing for an EMP and the history of EMP technology, check out our article on EMP Preparedness<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Political and Social Unrest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Tactical](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/tacticalunits.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSocial Unrest<\/a> is a controversial topic; the very act of mentioning this as a threat gets half or the country riled up. But to ignore the fact that political tensions have been at a boiling point for sometime now would be doing a disservice to everyone who is trying to prepare for the most likely disasters of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFrom the riots that started during Obama’s reign and the political tension and attacks after the 2016 election<\/a> to recent racial tensions and violent attacks in the public school system<\/a>, large-scale violence in malls throughout the country<\/a>, and gangs of urban teens targeting innocent people throughout the country<\/a>, social unrest is becoming a growing threat that we cannot ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou need to take Self-Defense Seriously!<\/strong> There is no substitute for real-world self-defense training. Check out these articles to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Protecting yourself from terror attacks at Large Events<\/a><\/li>
- Surviving an Active Shooter Situation<\/a><\/li>
- Protecting School Children from Mass Shootings<\/a><\/li>
- Tips for buying your first firearm<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Financial collapse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Homeless](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/homeless.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhile economic optimism has swept certain parts of the country, the truth is the United States is anything but economically stable. The country is still well over $23 trillion in debt, with unfunded liabilities skyrocketing well past $120 trillion. I don\u2019t care where you fall on the political aisle; there is no ignoring the fact that at some point the U.S. economy is going to hit its day of reckoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A couple of years ago when I wrote my book, The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide<\/a><\/em>, I devoted an entire section to financial preparedness. I still believe it is one of the biggest threats we face and it\u2019s still on top of my list of things to prepare for<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnother World War or a Civil War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Civil](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/civilwar.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhenever I mention the threat of a full-scale war, I inevitably get some moron on Facebook calling me a fearmonger \u2013 kind of odd since they follow a site that is dedicated to preparedness, but I guess that\u2019s another article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just this month, we’ve had 100 cities\/counties across Virginia Declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries<\/a> and one county pass a resolution to reinstate the militia. One look at history is all you need to realize that at some point the world or our country is going to face a large-scale war. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHow many people do you think saw World War II or a dictator like Hitler coming? How many Americans could have predicted the Civil War? History is filled with events that nobody saw coming. Unfortunately, today\u2019s average person looks at these events as some sort of fictional account of history, and they fail to learn from these very real disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Famine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Depression](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/breadlines.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s almost unthinkable; walk into your local grocery store, and there is food literally everywhere. But the truth is it wouldn\u2019t take much to cause a significant food crisis in this country; it happened during the Dustbowl, and it could happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From our increasing reliance on countries like China and Mexico who now export a great deal of the food we eat into the country to a generation of farmers that have all but disappeared from the American landscape, our system is one disaster away from collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How many people do you know that still process the skills to grow or procure their own food without driving over to the local Walmart? While many of the people who visit this site might have those skills, 99% of the country does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pandemics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"1918](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/pandemic.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAccording to the CDCs internal numbers<\/a> \u2013 which are probably grossly under-reported \u2013 American Hospitals are in no way ready to contain a disease outbreak or pandemic. In fact, they can barely contain the pathogens that are already known to this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the CDCs numbers, over 1.7 million people become infected by healthcare-associated infections every year, with 99,000 people a year dying from diseases they acquired while at a hospital. If they can\u2019t stop everyday known diseases from spreading in their own facilities, what do you think will happen during a large-scale outbreak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then we have liberal hell-holes like California that are bringing third-world diseases back. As we reported earlier in the year<\/a>, infectious diseases, some that haven\u2019t been seen since Medieval times, are running through homeless communities throughout Los Angles. We’ve even had doctors warn that Bubonic Plague could hit Los Angeles<\/a> after the Typhus Outbreaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWe’ve even had reports of illegal immigrants from Ebola Infected African countries crossing Rio Grande River into the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLong slow death spiral caused by over-reliance on tech and the growing stupidity of society.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Idiocracy\"](\"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/wp-content\/themes\/church_10\/images\/2018\/01\/idiocracy.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne prevalent theory in the preparedness community is that we are already in the middle of a societal collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From an over reliance on technology and a society that has allowed themselves to be brainwashed by big tech<\/a>, we have created hordes of ignorant unprepared people. It could be that we are somewhere on the timeline of a long slow spiral that ends in the destruction of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo what can you do to Survive a Long-Term Societal Collapse?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are three articles on the site that I point people to when they ask this question; they are probably the most popular articles on the site and they contain just about everything you need to know about preparedness and prepping for long-term disasters or collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 32 Self-Reliant Resources: Preparedness Skills that Everyone Should Know<\/a><\/li>
- BUG OUT: 60+ Preparedness Resources for Bugging Out<\/a><\/li>
- The Ultimate Emergency Preparedness Checklist<\/a><\/li>
- Prepper 101: How to get Started!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI\u2019m not going to focus on those one in a trillion situations that will probably never happen; prepping for a doomsday asteroid slamming into the earth or one of those other crazy events that you see in sci-fi movies does little to prepare you for the real world, and if something like that does happen we are all screwed anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m going to focus on long-term disasters that I believe are most likely to occur based on historical events, politics, and the current threat structure facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Major terror attack, targeting our infrastructure.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s no way to deny the fact that there are people out there looking to cause chaos. Before 9\/11, most people dismissed terrorism as isolated incidents that rarely affected large groups of people. Post 9\/11, we need to start looking at these events and realize that it\u2019s a threat that if delivered in the right way could bring a country to its feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While luckily most of the attacks since 9\/11 have been relatively small, we\u2019ve documented numerous failed attempts where terrorists tried to take down the power grid<\/a> and poison local water supplies<\/a>. Should a terror organization be able to pull off one of these attacks or launch some sort of biological attack in a large city, it would likely push the country into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe threat of radical Islamic terrorism is one of the most significant threats we face as a nation, largely because our government and our media have failed to name the threat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Have a Bug Out Plan<\/strong><\/a>: You need to have a solid evacuation plan, and you need to be prepared to leave at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/li>
- Prepare for Martial Law<\/a><\/strong>: The real threat may come during the aftermath of the attack. Time and time again, our government has shown they will first clamp down on the public, and then in all likelihood ignore the actual problem.<\/li>
- Have a Communication Plan<\/a><\/strong>: Emergency Communication is one of the least talked about parts of preparedness, but it\u2019s probably one of the most critical pieces of the preparedness puzzle. It\u2019s something that you can\u2019t afford to overlook.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse Attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring the early days of nuclear testing, experts suspected that a nuclear blast could damage electrical equipment, so they took steps to shield electronics near the testing sites. What they didn\u2019t know, and soon found out, was how powerful an EMP could be and how they were creating a weapon that could someday take out power grids throughout the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Over the last couple of years, the threat of a nuclear attack or EMP has increased to levels not seen since the Cold War. In fact, over the last couple of years the government through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have started taking steps to prepare the American public<\/a> for the possibility of a nuclear attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n- Things like DEW weapons are now a reaity. In fact, Directed energy weapons (DEW)\u2014i.e., , microwaves, particle beams, lasers and high-powered electro-magnetic weapons\u2014are quickly becoming a reality for troops and the Air Force wants its airmen to be ready for an attack<\/a>. <\/li>
- In December of 2018, The Department of Homeland Security urged the public to prepare for the up to six months without electricity<\/a>, transportation, fuel, money, and healthcare. <\/li>
- In October of 2019, China unveiled a doomsday nuke that can strike the USA in 30 mins<\/a>. Chinese President XI warned no military force can stop China<\/li>
- For more information on preparing for an EMP and the history of EMP technology, check out our article on EMP Preparedness<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Political and Social Unrest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSocial Unrest<\/a> is a controversial topic; the very act of mentioning this as a threat gets half or the country riled up. But to ignore the fact that political tensions have been at a boiling point for sometime now would be doing a disservice to everyone who is trying to prepare for the most likely disasters of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFrom the riots that started during Obama’s reign and the political tension and attacks after the 2016 election<\/a> to recent racial tensions and violent attacks in the public school system<\/a>, large-scale violence in malls throughout the country<\/a>, and gangs of urban teens targeting innocent people throughout the country<\/a>, social unrest is becoming a growing threat that we cannot ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou need to take Self-Defense Seriously!<\/strong> There is no substitute for real-world self-defense training. Check out these articles to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Protecting yourself from terror attacks at Large Events<\/a><\/li>
- Surviving an Active Shooter Situation<\/a><\/li>
- Protecting School Children from Mass Shootings<\/a><\/li>
- Tips for buying your first firearm<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Financial collapse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhile economic optimism has swept certain parts of the country, the truth is the United States is anything but economically stable. The country is still well over $23 trillion in debt, with unfunded liabilities skyrocketing well past $120 trillion. I don\u2019t care where you fall on the political aisle; there is no ignoring the fact that at some point the U.S. economy is going to hit its day of reckoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A couple of years ago when I wrote my book, The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide<\/a><\/em>, I devoted an entire section to financial preparedness. I still believe it is one of the biggest threats we face and it\u2019s still on top of my list of things to prepare for<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnother World War or a Civil War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhenever I mention the threat of a full-scale war, I inevitably get some moron on Facebook calling me a fearmonger \u2013 kind of odd since they follow a site that is dedicated to preparedness, but I guess that\u2019s another article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just this month, we’ve had 100 cities\/counties across Virginia Declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries<\/a> and one county pass a resolution to reinstate the militia. One look at history is all you need to realize that at some point the world or our country is going to face a large-scale war. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHow many people do you think saw World War II or a dictator like Hitler coming? How many Americans could have predicted the Civil War? History is filled with events that nobody saw coming. Unfortunately, today\u2019s average person looks at these events as some sort of fictional account of history, and they fail to learn from these very real disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Famine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s almost unthinkable; walk into your local grocery store, and there is food literally everywhere. But the truth is it wouldn\u2019t take much to cause a significant food crisis in this country; it happened during the Dustbowl, and it could happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From our increasing reliance on countries like China and Mexico who now export a great deal of the food we eat into the country to a generation of farmers that have all but disappeared from the American landscape, our system is one disaster away from collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How many people do you know that still process the skills to grow or procure their own food without driving over to the local Walmart? While many of the people who visit this site might have those skills, 99% of the country does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pandemics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAccording to the CDCs internal numbers<\/a> \u2013 which are probably grossly under-reported \u2013 American Hospitals are in no way ready to contain a disease outbreak or pandemic. In fact, they can barely contain the pathogens that are already known to this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the CDCs numbers, over 1.7 million people become infected by healthcare-associated infections every year, with 99,000 people a year dying from diseases they acquired while at a hospital. If they can\u2019t stop everyday known diseases from spreading in their own facilities, what do you think will happen during a large-scale outbreak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then we have liberal hell-holes like California that are bringing third-world diseases back. As we reported earlier in the year<\/a>, infectious diseases, some that haven\u2019t been seen since Medieval times, are running through homeless communities throughout Los Angles. We’ve even had doctors warn that Bubonic Plague could hit Los Angeles<\/a> after the Typhus Outbreaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWe’ve even had reports of illegal immigrants from Ebola Infected African countries crossing Rio Grande River into the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLong slow death spiral caused by over-reliance on tech and the growing stupidity of society.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne prevalent theory in the preparedness community is that we are already in the middle of a societal collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From an over reliance on technology and a society that has allowed themselves to be brainwashed by big tech<\/a>, we have created hordes of ignorant unprepared people. It could be that we are somewhere on the timeline of a long slow spiral that ends in the destruction of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo what can you do to Survive a Long-Term Societal Collapse?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are three articles on the site that I point people to when they ask this question; they are probably the most popular articles on the site and they contain just about everything you need to know about preparedness and prepping for long-term disasters or collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 32 Self-Reliant Resources: Preparedness Skills that Everyone Should Know<\/a><\/li>
- BUG OUT: 60+ Preparedness Resources for Bugging Out<\/a><\/li>
- The Ultimate Emergency Preparedness Checklist<\/a><\/li>
- Prepper 101: How to get Started!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s no way to deny the fact that there are people out there looking to cause chaos. Before 9\/11, most people dismissed terrorism as isolated incidents that rarely affected large groups of people. Post 9\/11, we need to start looking at these events and realize that it\u2019s a threat that if delivered in the right way could bring a country to its feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While luckily most of the attacks since 9\/11 have been relatively small, we\u2019ve documented numerous failed attempts where terrorists tried to take down the power grid<\/a> and poison local water supplies<\/a>. Should a terror organization be able to pull off one of these attacks or launch some sort of biological attack in a large city, it would likely push the country into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The threat of radical Islamic terrorism is one of the most significant threats we face as a nation, largely because our government and our media have failed to name the threat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the early days of nuclear testing, experts suspected that a nuclear blast could damage electrical equipment, so they took steps to shield electronics near the testing sites. What they didn\u2019t know, and soon found out, was how powerful an EMP could be and how they were creating a weapon that could someday take out power grids throughout the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Over the last couple of years, the threat of a nuclear attack or EMP has increased to levels not seen since the Cold War. In fact, over the last couple of years the government through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have started taking steps to prepare the American public<\/a> for the possibility of a nuclear attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Social Unrest<\/a> is a controversial topic; the very act of mentioning this as a threat gets half or the country riled up. But to ignore the fact that political tensions have been at a boiling point for sometime now would be doing a disservice to everyone who is trying to prepare for the most likely disasters of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the riots that started during Obama’s reign and the political tension and attacks after the 2016 election<\/a> to recent racial tensions and violent attacks in the public school system<\/a>, large-scale violence in malls throughout the country<\/a>, and gangs of urban teens targeting innocent people throughout the country<\/a>, social unrest is becoming a growing threat that we cannot ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to take Self-Defense Seriously!<\/strong> There is no substitute for real-world self-defense training. Check out these articles to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While economic optimism has swept certain parts of the country, the truth is the United States is anything but economically stable. The country is still well over $23 trillion in debt, with unfunded liabilities skyrocketing well past $120 trillion. I don\u2019t care where you fall on the political aisle; there is no ignoring the fact that at some point the U.S. economy is going to hit its day of reckoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A couple of years ago when I wrote my book, The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide<\/a><\/em>, I devoted an entire section to financial preparedness. I still believe it is one of the biggest threats we face and it\u2019s still on top of my list of things to prepare for<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whenever I mention the threat of a full-scale war, I inevitably get some moron on Facebook calling me a fearmonger \u2013 kind of odd since they follow a site that is dedicated to preparedness, but I guess that\u2019s another article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Just this month, we’ve had 100 cities\/counties across Virginia Declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries<\/a> and one county pass a resolution to reinstate the militia. One look at history is all you need to realize that at some point the world or our country is going to face a large-scale war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How many people do you think saw World War II or a dictator like Hitler coming? How many Americans could have predicted the Civil War? History is filled with events that nobody saw coming. Unfortunately, today\u2019s average person looks at these events as some sort of fictional account of history, and they fail to learn from these very real disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s almost unthinkable; walk into your local grocery store, and there is food literally everywhere. But the truth is it wouldn\u2019t take much to cause a significant food crisis in this country; it happened during the Dustbowl, and it could happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From our increasing reliance on countries like China and Mexico who now export a great deal of the food we eat into the country to a generation of farmers that have all but disappeared from the American landscape, our system is one disaster away from collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How many people do you know that still process the skills to grow or procure their own food without driving over to the local Walmart? While many of the people who visit this site might have those skills, 99% of the country does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the CDCs internal numbers<\/a> \u2013 which are probably grossly under-reported \u2013 American Hospitals are in no way ready to contain a disease outbreak or pandemic. In fact, they can barely contain the pathogens that are already known to this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the CDCs numbers, over 1.7 million people become infected by healthcare-associated infections every year, with 99,000 people a year dying from diseases they acquired while at a hospital. If they can\u2019t stop everyday known diseases from spreading in their own facilities, what do you think will happen during a large-scale outbreak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then we have liberal hell-holes like California that are bringing third-world diseases back. As we reported earlier in the year<\/a>, infectious diseases, some that haven\u2019t been seen since Medieval times, are running through homeless communities throughout Los Angles. We’ve even had doctors warn that Bubonic Plague could hit Los Angeles<\/a> after the Typhus Outbreaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ve even had reports of illegal immigrants from Ebola Infected African countries crossing Rio Grande River into the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n One prevalent theory in the preparedness community is that we are already in the middle of a societal collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From an over reliance on technology and a society that has allowed themselves to be brainwashed by big tech<\/a>, we have created hordes of ignorant unprepared people. It could be that we are somewhere on the timeline of a long slow spiral that ends in the destruction of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three articles on the site that I point people to when they ask this question; they are probably the most popular articles on the site and they contain just about everything you need to know about preparedness and prepping for long-term disasters or collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What types of Disasters or Crisis might cause a Long-Term Collapse of the System? How to prepare for a Long-Term Collapse of the System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,60,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-threats","8":"category-social-unrest","9":"category-survivalism"},"yoast_head":"\nEMP: Electromagnetic Pulse Attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPolitical and Social Unrest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFinancial collapse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnother World War or a Civil War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFamine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPandemics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLong slow death spiral caused by over-reliance on tech and the growing stupidity of society.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSo what can you do to Survive a Long-Term Societal Collapse?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n