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how to prepare for war? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by daniyeg@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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well the war in iran seems inevitable and trump will probably strike after the markets close on friday. so what can i do to best prepare me and family for this? i already have around two weeks of canned food stocked up but besides that i have no other emergency supplies. if there are any protocols or useful handbooks i would appreciate it if you shared them. if you have experience in this type of situation i would be glad to hear from you as well.

that's it i suppose. wish you all the very best.

EDIT: removed the terrible joke because it's sort of a serious post. also thanks for all the answers in advance sorry if i can't reply to all of them

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[โ€“] daniyeg@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the whole prepper culture of "surviving" oddly enough comes from not needing to actually survive and instead spend vast amounts of comfort and money into some power fantasy. instead of feeling powerless in the current world you prepare a bunker so you can have the power in a hypothetical doomsday situation.

[โ€“] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 5 points 23 hours ago

Yeah, a lot of these "prepper" types have an image of themselves ruling like a king after "the collapse." It's just pure power fantasy for them.