Call to rationality...

So I'm now reading up on "militias" and such.

Here's the thing...

Hatred is not patriotic.  Name calling is childish.  Turning to thinly veiled versions of either only achieves adolescent maturity.  Disagree with the actions of your president.  Don't call him an idiot.  Believe that choices made are unconstitutional, don't spout end-of-the-world claims and accuse the choosers of being unpatriotic.  People who have a different view of the direction our country should go are not inherently unpatriotic.  EVEN when people make a decision that is statically WRONG... they are not necessarily "evil" or trying to threaten the liberties our nation was founded on.  They very likely believe that what they are doing is best.  They are working to see a better tomorrow.  They may be wrong, but they aren't the enemy.  Ignorance is the enemy.  Hatred is the enemy.  I can prepare myself for lethal action against an assailant without hating the assailant.  I need only believe that said assailant means to exterminate me or some non-aggressive bystander in my reach.  Self-defense is not based on hatred... it's based on DEFENSE.  Hatred leads to people making really bad, really illegal, and really stupid decisions.  Hatred provokes more hatred, which in turn provokes more hatred.

Side note:

You've gotten into an argument with someone about some constitutional, religious, or other philosophical thing.  You have trained by experience to cause people to stumble on common misuses of language.  Idk, maybe a cliche or metaphor that "the other side" frequently turns to, and you know how to make it appear semantically illogical.  And you bear this pompous, toothy grin as you deliver your "talking point breaker".  You really are a narrow minded and ignorant person.  Being able to stumble another persons ability to articulate their position is not the same thing as proving them wrong.  You've proved nothing other than you are more skilled at playing debate volleyball.  Go home and open a book by an author you've never heard of on a subject you've never considered.  Frakking learn something.

So... here's the thing...

I became survivalist minded and started looking up methods and means and quickly figured out that a large portion of the "prepper" population was composed of POTENTLY anti-liberal types.  I just wanted to see a discussion on what materials were important, techniques, etc.  What I got was a lot of :

"DAMN LIBERALS ARE DESTROYING THE WORLD AND TAKING OUR GUNS AND BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT WORKS LIKE A MAGIC TOOTH FAIRY AND WILL GIVE THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED! BLAAAAARGH!"

Occasionally a liberal survivalist would retaliate thusly: 

"DAMN CONSERVATIVES ARE DESTROYING THE WORLD AND GIVING CRIMINALS GUNS AND BELIEVE THAT GOD WORKS LIKE A MAGIC TOOTH FAIRY AND WILL GIVE THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED! BLAAAAARGH!"

Then, thankfully you'd get someone who would pipe up with a 

"PIPE DOWN YOU'RE BOTH IDIOTS!

Also: 

BLAAAAARGH!"

So I am starting this blog for the third group.  Actually no.  I'm starting this blog for everyone of every belief who can maintain a basic adult level of self-censorship, decency, common courtesy, and mutual respect that wants to share and learn more about S.H.T.F. (shit hits the fan) techniques.  I will do blog posts, I will also do pages dedicated to certain specific topics like basic kit construction and that sort of thing for easy go-to reference.  I will welcome discussion and suggestion and will incorporate what is learned into the aforementioned pages as well as follow-up blog posts.  I intend this to be somewhat of an open forum for discussion.

EXCEPT:

If you are incapable of refraining from gross insult and divisive speech, then this forum is not open to you.  You are not welcome.  I don't want you here.  The rest of us don't want you here.  You may look but you may not touch.  I seriously despise that you would spew your corrosive thought-vomit on our otherwise happy forum floor.

Otherwise... be welcome and enjoy!