Quote from Anaconda:
Probably the best resource regarding the thread subject. It's pretty obvious who the armchair commandos are in this thread, by the way. Remote farmland, a rifle & ammo, lol, no, it's not that simple. You're probably the easiest targets.
One must consider the key differences between USA & Argentina, particularly water & electricity situation. Also, the layout of the countries population is very different, cities, suburbs and rural. It will depend where you are.
Regardless, the economic collapse will not be drastic, it is already controlled and being executed slowly by the powers that be. Few realize this.
Interesting. You use advice from an Argentinian blogger to rebut my stance on this subject, without ever realizing that Ferfal is a long time internet acquaintence of mine, and that we've jointly participated in hundreds or thousands of discussions on this very subject.
Most of what's posted on his website was originally offered in the Survival Forums at a very popular firearms website, where we discussed his experiences, reactions, and conclusions exhaustively, during and towards the end of which process we suggested he start his own site as a permanent repository for those experiences.
Just a little head's up...the "powers that be" you place such confidence in, that have this situation" totally under control", are the same powers that brought us the New Orleans levee system, the LA riots, the NINJA mortgages that brought us the Great Crash of 2008-2009, the IMF, Social Security, Medicaid, and soon to be, Obamacare.
Given that the next step after significant dislocation probably involves pitchforks and torches, the powers that be do in fact have an interest in playing this out slowly, sans chaos.
The intent is in place to be sure, but the ability and integrity are, historically and empirically speaking, lacking.
Sorely lacking, IMHO.
I won't dispute the fact that they may just pull it off. Though they waited a long long time before deleveraging, the laws of nature are leading them thru the nose in the right direction, willingly or kicking and screaming.
But given some of their more spectacular failures, none of which requires even slightly dedicated research to document, I'll place my faith in myself. I really do have my own best interests at heart, and will ride across on the ferry, thank you very much, no matter how badly the alligators wish me to ride on their backs.
As for being an 'easy target" I guess it could seem that way to a city boy. But even one week around these parts might convince you otherwise. Used to be that small arms semi-auto fire to all points of the rosette was the norm, what with the shotgun loving cop next door, another across the street, a third a quarter mile down the road by the bridge (channelizing chokepoint), golden retriver eating packs of coyotes all around, and scores of coy-dogs getting cockier by the day, but here lately, all these "easy targets" seem to have their happy switch set to full auto rock and roll. (Not me, but then I'm an aimed fire kind of guy who prefers to avoid the tax stamp lists.)
Cityfolk used to mugging little old ladies for spending money, and calling the donut packing mall cops to save them when bangers kick in the doors, best think twice before engaging small unit tactics familiar workingmen whose day jobs, for generations now, involve wrestling 1200 pound livestock, and tractor tires taller than their heads.
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