Very interesting video. Anna Khait has the advantage of being born in Russia and she probably heard about Soviet Russia like I did. From her parents. I heard the stories from my grandparents when I was young and they scared the hell out of me. So much so, I started to keep food, water, a few pairs of socks, and my teddy bear in a nap sack. To this day, I keep a stash of food and water and other supplies in a bag ready to go at a moments notice. We now call these Bug Out Bags.
I agree with Diana West, in that what we are seeing today is right out of the marxist playbook. I love/hate these videos. I love them, in that they succinctly point out the situation and put names to what is going on. I hate them, because knowing what is going on and knowing there is nothing anyone can do about it, yet gets my blood boiling. The only thing I can do is adjust my prep and try to stay ahead of the game.
We are prepping for a day when the shtf. I don't think it will be fire, flood, earthquake or even nuclear war. I think it will be a progression into the hell that Venezuela is experiencing. Except this time, there won't be an America to light the way out.
In Soviet Russia, there was a shortage on anything you could buy at the store. There was only one government run store called GUM (Pronounced "Goom") so people had no options to purchase needed supplies. Depending on what your rank in the hierarchy of government, you had greater or lesser access to the things you needed to get by. In any economy that is having supply side problems, the black market thrives. Barter thrives. People used this second economy to the point where it eclipsed the first economy volume by several fold. The government was never able to shut it down. The ugly side of the black market is that it created a few VERY rich people that formed the Russian Mafia. I'd rather deal with the KGB.
We are prepping, right? The black market will bleed you dry, eventually, because they trade in goods paid for in cash. Back in the day, it was USD and gold. Rubles weren't even worth as much as TP. Barter is the better option, because it trades something you produce for something someone else produces in exchange. This depends on a network. We need to get real good at networking. That skill is just as important as any homesteading skill in a SHTF situation. Figure out who your local suppliers are. Who your local farmers are. Figure out what THEY need, and you now have a system of barter that will allow you both to survive. Most importantly, find groups including family that are prepping as well. That way you can build a local economy without attracting attention.
Isolation is the worst thing that COVID 1984 did to the people. Networking is very difficult. Even having lunch with a friend is impossible now. We can't meet at church, clubs or any venue where people gathered. I am sure this is by design because the government doesn't want us to start comparing notes in an environment they can't monitor.
If we look at the typical American, everything they buy comes wrapped in plastic. They will have to wait in line for that, if it is available at all. I mail order all of my bulk purchases and they arrive via Fed-ex or USPS in cardboard boxes. How long will it be, before the mail is no longer secure and my cardboard boxes are opened? I am finding local growers that can provide that same product. Meats, grains, and beans are pretty easy to source locally. Sugar, not so much so. So, I am stocking up on sugar. It stores for ever. Toilet paper is an issue, but I have a way around that. I installed bidet toilets in the house, and even with 3 women living under this roof, a roll of TP lasts over two weeks! Composting toilets are a joke, and eventually your entire house smells like an outhouse no matter how clean you keep it. You won't smell it, but I guarantee your guests do.
Consider this: They are still rationing TP, Bleach, Handi-wipes, and paper towels. I am sure there are more things they are rationing. I just don't run up on it much. The question is how much of that stuff can you live without or work around? The list is going to get longer and that is something we all need to be prepping for. Even Salt, and pepper might be hard to get. I know how sea salt is produced, but the water it comes from is questionable near where I live. The point is, a serious look at what we use, what we take for granted, and what we can live without is needed. Ideas would be worth sharing. I know I am constantly tweaking my prep to cover these eventualities.
But, what do I know? I'm just the Crazy Uncle.
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