Subculture Of Americans Prepares For Civilization's Collapse -- ReutersWhen Patty Tegeler looks out the window of her home overlooking the Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, she sees trouble on the horizon.
"In an instant, anything can happen," she told Reuters. "And I firmly believe that you have to be prepared."
Tegeler is among a growing subculture of Americans who refer to themselves informally as "preppers." Some are driven by a fear of imminent societal collapse, others are worried about terrorism, and many have a vague concern that an escalating series of natural disasters is leading to some type of environmental cataclysm.
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My Comment: One of the reasons why I bought my "country place" in the Laurentians of Quebec is that it is conveniently off the grid. The reason why .... hmmm let me see .... my family experienced the Russian revolution, the Ukraine famine, the Second Word War, the economic collapse of the Soviet Union .... yup .... I guess I have become a "prepper".
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