{"id":59247,"date":"2015-04-14T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59247"},"modified":"2015-04-14T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T13:48:26","slug":"help-me-find-some-preppers-to-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59247","title":{"rendered":"Help me find some Preppers to interview\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=59248\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59248\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yellowstone.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yellowstone.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yellowstone-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yellowstone-500x289.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Help me find some preppers to interview\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>In Canticle for Liebowitz, the fall of society at large came about because of War.\u00a0 In Lucifer\u2019s Hammer, a comet slammed into the Earth, causing catastrophe and death almost everywhere.\u00a0 In Earth Abides, a deadly virus wiped out most of the human race.\u00a0 (Ditto The Stand and numerous other works, like The Twelve.)\u00a0 In Atlas Shrugged it was just a complete breakdown of society brought on by many factors.\u00a0 In Silo by Hugh Howey (a must read) nano-viruses forced everyone to live in underground bunkers.\u00a0 And in One Second After it was an Electro Magnetic Pulse which fried just about everything, setting off a stone age battle for resources.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve read all of them, probably at least three times each, and am fascinated by them.\u00a0 Last month my Editor at The American Legion magazine finally caved into my request to do a story on Preppers.\u00a0 Specifically, I\u2019m looking to do a piece on Preppers who are veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I do want:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sane, and earnestly believe something could happen that would require self-sufficiency and living off the land.<\/li>\n<li>Preferably people who are well spoken and can articulate their predictions.<\/li>\n<li>Live in an under-populated area, preferably Maine, Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, California, or in the heartland somewhere. ie., I don\u2019t want to interview a guy who thinks the world is going to end and he\u2019s going to ride it out in downtown Atlanta.<\/li>\n<li>Someone with an actual plan for living through the turmoil, not just someone who fantasizes about hunting Zombies and hooking up with Emma Stone on some cross country road trip to Pacific Playland.<\/li>\n<li>Genuinely wants to help others understand the Prepper movement, and isn\u2019t just completely anti-social.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What I do not want:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anti-Government\/Sovereign Citizen types that are waiting for the great war of 2016 after Obama refuses to acknowledge the new elections.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone anticipating some sort of race war.<\/li>\n<li>Some sort of quasi-religious\/Hippie cult drinking Kool Aid and wearing their special sneakers until the spaceship comes to pick them all up.<\/li>\n<li>James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogan sitting around getting baked and eating Cheetos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, if any of you know someone I could talk to, that would be great.\u00a0 I\u2019m really looking for at least 1 person who has a compound somewhere that is EMP proof.<\/p>\n<p>I am headed to the Indy Prepper Con this weekend, and I am sure I\u2019ll find some interesting people, but I thought maybe one of you would have a friend of a friend type thing.<\/p>\n<p>One thing bears mentioning.\u00a0 My article will be factual and neutral.\u00a0 I have no intention of goofing on anyone, or making them look stupid.\u00a0 In fact, I will share my article with the interviewees before I send it to my editor, so they can ensure it\u2019s not a hatchet job.\u00a0 For myself, I think that the Yellowstone Caldara is going to get us all anyway despite any preparations, so I am putting all my effort into saving Azeroth first, but I do honestly want to tell these peoples story, and try to humanize them as much as possible.\u00a0 I\u2019m certain there are VERY smart people out there with very sincere worries about EMPs and the like.\u00a0 Those are the folks I want.<\/p>\n<p>If you know anyone, you can have them email me at <a href=\"mailto:seaveyattorney@gmail.com\">seaveyattorney@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 If the person requests anonymity, I am happy to grant that, they\u2019ll just need to make up a name, and I can change little facts about location and such to protect them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Help me find some preppers to interview\u2026.. 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