“I don’t need chaos lessons from some tweedy gem boy, and neither do you.” That quote from the story made me chuckle.
Schlichter references the Rodney King riots, as an example of societal breakdown. Katrina was another.
There was a pitched gun battle in my neighborhood, between neighbors and outsiders coming in to loot. I returned weeks later to find windows of my house damaged by stray bullets.
I had evacuated ahead of the storm; hurricanes give plenty of advance warning, and I’m not one to hang around and risk my life—from the storm or from ferals—to protect a teevee from looters. That’s what insurance is for. You’ve gotta decide when to shelter in place, and when to bug out.
Having said that, though, other weather events —like tornadoes and earthquakes—don’t give advance notice.
And the ferals WILL try to take advantage of any chaotic situation, especially in areas where people are not pro-gun. While you’re helping your neighbors dig out, the ferals are coming after your daughter.
There were numerous violent rapes throughout New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. Having decided to disregard the evacuation order, they also failed to heed the warnings that there would be no police or medics to protect them or treat their injuries. Those women should have been armed and trained.
Anti-preppers are fools.
The wise person prepares for “whatever”—whether riots, grid down, economic collapse. weather, or personal catastrophe.
you seem to be forgetting that those who did “shelter in place” did have weapons to defend themselves, at least till the thug Police AND National Guard came and got them.