General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Doomsday Preppers [View all]Two ideas:
1) What if the movements are the manifestation of some growing instinct that there is something imminently wrong with our current model? So what we are seeing is confused people trying to address some subconscious scratch at the back of their heads, and while misguided, their very presence is an indication of things being off course.
2) What if we are seeing is some type of romanticism born out of the alienation of capitalism and indebtedness. The only form of freedom people can comprehend is through breakdown, so they long and prepare for a day of freedom from mundanely being assimilated into the economical machine
I have some empathy for both feelings; the system is headed for breakdown and it may be the only shot at "freedom" (though, not a pretty one). I also recognize nothing is being done to address our system's flaws, so it doesn't surprise me to see fringe groups growing. It is unfortunate what they are producing.