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How Would You Fare During the Apocalypse? (Survey Compares Republicans to Democrats)
YouGov.com ^ | March 3, 2015 | Peter Moore

Posted on 03/06/2015 4:31:54 PM PST by DogByte6RER

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• Republicans are particularly confident in their ability to survive an apocalypse

Many Americans have experience with natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes but each time that one hits an area of the country it is apparent that few people take disaster preparation as seriously as the government tells them to. When people are often so woefully unprepared for a hurricane or earthquake, what hope is there if civilization as we know it were to collapse?

Research from YouGov shows that Americans are relatively optimistic about their fate in the event of an apocalyptic event. People tend to say that their survival time in the event of an apocalypse would be roughly the same as most people in their community (42%). 32% say that they'd live longer than most while 11% think that they'd end up dying early on. There is a significant partisan split on this question, however. 43% of Republicans say that they would survive longer than most people in their community, something only 22% of Democrats say. 47% of Democrats say that they'd live as long as most other people in their community.

Should an apocalypse hit, one of the biggest questions everyone would face is whether to stay put or try and seek shelter somewhere else. Most Americans (62%) say that they would try to brave it out at home, but 38% say that they'd evacuate their current location and try to seek shelter somewhere else. People who live in cities (46%) are particularly likely to say that they would leave home and go elsewhere, while people in rural areas (78%) are the most likely to say that they would stay at home to try and survive ...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apocalypse; democrats; doomsday; endofdays; iteotwawki; postapocalypse; preppers; republicans; survival; zombie; zombieapocalypse
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To: DogByte6RER

What do you mean by “survive” an apocalypse? An apocalypse is a disclosure or a revelation.


41 posted on 03/06/2015 6:59:27 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: RetiredTexasVet
When a major hurricane's barreling down the people in Home Depot are the people who have decided to survive. It'll be the same type.
42 posted on 03/06/2015 7:02:15 PM PST by GOPJ (Amnesty's the spirit of slave ships - not Selma. Cheap labor and political power... Greenfield)
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To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Preppers’ PING!!

Hat tip to TADSLOS for the heads up!


43 posted on 03/06/2015 7:14:22 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Does so
We should have decided to specialize in a wide variety of non-interchangeable calibers.

6.5 Creedmoor has me stroking my chin as of late.

44 posted on 03/06/2015 7:16:49 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: cripplecreek

What’s an interstate? We just have FM roads, ‘round here ;-)


45 posted on 03/06/2015 7:20:54 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Bryanw92

Um, add the media to that list. IF/WHEN the chaos ends, we don’t want to have to contend with the usual lies while we’re trying to rebuild.


46 posted on 03/06/2015 7:22:01 PM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: MHGinTN

>>Um, add the media to that list.

I did say “eradicate all liberals”. The libs that have done the most damage to this nation are talking heads on TV and college professors.


47 posted on 03/06/2015 7:26:15 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Bryanw92

Chexk, and dittos.


48 posted on 03/06/2015 7:28:01 PM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

They’ll also suffer heart attacks, comas, strokes when they can’t get their meds. It’s stunning that 70% are on prescription meds.


49 posted on 03/06/2015 7:28:47 PM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats & GOPe delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
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To: DogByte6RER
To answer the question, I don't and won't know until it happens, but I'm not all that interested in finding out.

Otoh, we live in both a dangerous world and a nation that is wholly dependent upon electrical power and almost solely dependent upon other people to do the basic things most of us are clueless about.

Ready or not, sooner or later, something will come along and tip our cow over, just to see what happens to such a dependent bunch such as US.

When that time comes, I think I'll vacation in place. It will be a surprise, but not an unexpected one.

I will need an acoustic guitar since I won't be able to plug my electric into anything. Should be a good time to write some country songs...

50 posted on 03/06/2015 7:42:33 PM PST by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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To: Vince Ferrer

I’m sure every nation that developed the nukes or want them have the agenda worked out, Dr Falkin. I wonder if Iranians like to play chess?


51 posted on 03/06/2015 7:52:03 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: Terry L Smith

Let us know where you are (state is okay) so we know where NOT to be. You are blessed, though. Like Elijah, have you heard the still, small voice?


52 posted on 03/06/2015 7:55:48 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: hardspunned

It’s my own short story, you can read it where it was posted on FR at this link.

Alas, Brave New Babylon

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3058882/posts


53 posted on 03/06/2015 8:09:25 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: DogByte6RER

The Patriot Nurse on You Tube has done a great video on who will die/be killed the first days and then on down the line as things degenerate during any sort of serious SHTF senario. Most find it harsh.

No one says life is fair. Those trying to artificially enforce “fairness” are those who are the least likely to survive.


54 posted on 03/06/2015 8:17:01 PM PST by hearthwench (Debbi - Mom, NaNa, and always ornery)
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To: cripplecreek

More than 10 miles from the nearest interstate is good-keeps the transients away...


55 posted on 03/06/2015 8:25:45 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: hardspunned

Alas Babylon.....awesome book that I think about often


56 posted on 03/06/2015 8:32:48 PM PST by Josa
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To: grobdriver

“”If you can read this, you’re in range”.”

I Love it! I’ll be making one of those.


57 posted on 03/06/2015 8:39:03 PM PST by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

The next wave of deaths would come from those who find out their iphones won’t send selfies anymore.

I’ll stay put, tend the garden and pick off any wildlife that wanders by.


58 posted on 03/06/2015 8:43:32 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: hearthwench
Forstchen's novel One Second After really lays out a potential scenario.
59 posted on 03/06/2015 8:44:01 PM PST by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

And another significant number would die from “lead poisoning” after they realized their EBT cards didn’t work.


60 posted on 03/06/2015 8:44:56 PM PST by rfreedom4u (Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
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