I don’t know about full on prepper, but diversifying into physical metal, crypto, real estate, stocks, bonds/treasuries etc is undoubtedly wise.

How so?

Background music in any environment.

The next guy should ask AI tho. Y’all bickering made me curious so I asked AI. Grok used this page as one of its sources, and summarized it. lol

Any State will call an uprising “terrorism”. But it crosses a line and becomes “Resistance” at some point and as public opinion sways, it results in toppled governments.

Being an hour or more from police isn’t that unusual in the western United States. There’s a lot of land and not everyone lives in cities.

Yes it’s more likely that I kill myself than stop and intruder or a bear - but that’s my problem, not yours imo (and yes I realize this libertarian view isn’t shared by everyone).

More than half the people in my region are carrying guns. Yet I’ve never seen one used in public, and rarely see one at all. It’s very low crime here.

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.

Right on!

The decline started in 1971. See https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/. This is when they took our money by ending the Bretton Woods system. Ever since then they’ve just been levering the dollar - the biggest ponzi ever.

2001 was indeed the next sharp change. Govt surveillance and overreach became more normal. And shortly after technology spread and enabled mass surveillance and control.

But ultimately it’ll be that 1971 decision, taking us off the dollar, that is the downfall. US dollar is declining so rapidly it’s crazy. They like to talk about how good he economy is by showing charts of stocks going up, but a lot of that, especially recently, is the dollar going down. Price the s&p against gold, you’ll see precisely when the artificial pump started, and where we are in that cycle.

The world is currently levered heavily on the faith in the USA not defaulting. Which can only happen at this point via higher and higher inflation.

The next revolution needs to bring Freedom of Money to the world. As much as we love to hate on decentralized financial systems (aka crypto), it’s actually the tool this revolution needs.

some guy with a gun wont win against a state ever

No, but an armed populace does win against a state. Decentralized armed resistance.

On top of that, how do I defend my home and property against intruders without a gun? Seems crazy to even suggest tbh. I’m hours from police access, longer/impossible in winter weather. I need to be able to defend my family…

Fair enough. I’ve removed you from my call list

It’s been 2 years on Lemmy for me. I was on Reddit for 12 years prior.

I never looked back. I didn’t have a hard time at all really. Comment sections are so nice here usually. I only spend maybe 30 mins on here daily and never run out of content. But I’m a reader. I read articles and comments fully so I only get through a dozen posts or so.

Are you having a hard time adjusting?

I’m so glad to see this in the comments. You can go no soap too.

To enjoy work. Yes it panned out but goal posts have moved to “enjoy retirement”. Almost there.

Heyo! I have the same passion and dream for the coming years. DM me, let’s see if we can help each other!

I’m sorry you feel that way. I am genuinely looking to learn why people think Kirk was a bad person, with sources for their claims.

Regardless of the abrupt end of the conversation, thanks for replying and providing your point of view.

The empathy thing is a simple definition thing for me. Empathy and sympathy aren’t the same so I disagree with him there. He was making a point on a higher level - he failed imo since this talking point always comes up.

The LGBTQ stuff - he loved everyone but had some views on all that. Certainly never wished harm on anyone. He just held a traditional religious view re: gays - but certainly never condemned. He thought TQ is a mental disorder. Again, never talking down and always approaching with love.

There’s people who think parts of my lifestyle are a mental disorder. That’s their problem, not mine tho.

Black people under slavery comment was part of a whole discussion and used as a talking point during debate. He made a lot of good and bad points regarding race in the USA; I didn’t agree with them all or need to do research on others. But I certainly never heard him talk down to people or approach any of his stances with hate or anger. In fact I’ve seen several instances of him letting a supporter of his know they are racist and wrong. Definitely never caught a whiff of racism from him.

He absolutely never said that black people are less capable than white people.

Who did he want eradicated from public life? Did he want them eradicated, or just disagree with some ideology of theirs?

Yeah, that’s hate and intolerance. I disagreed with Charlie sometimes, but never saw hate or intolerance.

I’ve watched his videos for years. What other sources should I review to discover why this man is so hated? His videos all portray him quite nicely.

Wow I’ll bite - what makes you label him a bigot?

lol ok I get it now. It is indeed a bit of a play on words.

…. There’s only 1 star in our solar system, the Sun.

I assume you meant the Milky Way galaxy, or perhaps the Universe?

EDIT: ah ok it’s a play on words a bit. Yes 2 > 1

Eastern Oregon and Washington would likely prefer to stay with the rest of the nation. They are already trying to join Idaho.