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I understand that lower-level government will be completely gone. Family first. What I was saying is that the federal government has prepared for a SHTF situation for a long time. They are prepared to sustain the pinnacle of the government, and that’s something I don’t see any preppers really considering. Everyone seems to assume that every member of the armed forces, every legislator, and everyone in the executive branch is going shake hands and say “gentlemen, it’s been an honor,” before they all go home and tuck their handguns in their waistbands and light a cigar.

No one considers the possibility that the government will be around after the dust settles. It would probably speed recovery, too, depending on the political tide at the moment the SHTF. Liberals would try to grab guns and probably start a civil war, while conservatives might use armed citizens to help rebuild.

Prepping for the SHTF often seems to be a way of preparing to live as we live now instead of learning how people managed to live 200 years ago. It seems that instead of buying 30,000 boxes of Oreos, it might be wise to learn animal husbandry instead. Hippies and their organic farms are useful to learn from here, too. Maybe knowledge is the most important prep.