B writes about the Resistance.
And quotes the same Solzhenitsyn piece I did earlier this month. Alger picks up the ball from Bob Owens, all well connected to what Farmer Frank is saying here.
I had hoped we could avert this sort of situation, and I have hope still. But I am not ruling out anything.
To those without young children, or other hostages to your fortune: You are the front lines. If the shit hits the fan, you are the advance guard, and you need to hold back the tide until those of us with young children get them to relative safety.And to those with small children, have a plan to get them someplace safe, out of the country if need be.
Yes, it’s too soon to know what will happen. And it’s too soon to know- really- what to do. But it is not too soon to be prepared.
Both my kids and Deb’s combined, the youngest is just 18 (and in quite a hurry to get there too, I might add) and the two oldest are over 30. So we are ok in the kid department. Now the grandkids on the other hand, though either in their teens or quickly approaching same, are of no little concern. This changes the longer it takes before this whole thing bursts open like a lanced boil on Uncle Sam’s Ass.
If Putin wants to send a couple of AK’s my way, along with a crate or two of ammo, I won’t say no. Had a great grandfather on my mother’s side who was a Russian cassock, back around the turn of LAST century … so he could call it a belated “retirement package” from the motherland.
Know where your local federal offices are.
Know where the state police barracks are.
Know where your local police stations are and know your local cops.
Camouflage is blending in with the local background. If you are driving to DC or your state capital to talk with your elected officials, you should drive an appropriate vehicle.
Make your decisions early, so that you can act swiftly when the time arrives.
Carpe diem!