A friend of mine, who is a fellow retired Army NCO and a true patriot, and I have talked about this very topic on more than one occasion. I've told him his concerns are valid, but he's also part of our network and well-known to us. Getting to us, though, will be the trick.
Unfortunately, he lives in a predominantly black neighborhood in an urbanized area where his neighbors are, as he puts it, the enemy. His concern is getting his family out and to a safer area in a SHTF scenario. He will not consider moving because his wife will not consider moving away from the city, so I do not have a good solution for him. Glenn has sort of painted himself into a corner. I hope your situation is better.
I completely feel for your black conservative friend, but he’s intentionally putting himself and his family at potential risk by succumbing to his wife’s ill-advised wish to remain in the black community.
As for me and mine, we just recently moved into the DFW metro area from a more sparsely populated, rural area. My wife and I are well aware of the potential risks, but we had to relocate for business reasons. We’re hoping to get the heck outta here in another year or so, after doing what we need to do.
I’m just crossing my fingers that our nation’s cultural fabric (frayed as it is) holds until we can get back to the country.
In the meantime, I plan to make as many close acquaintances of local Tea Party members as possible, so that I have some sort of network to fall back on.
Thank you for your thoughts.