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9 Ways To Prepare For Civil Unrest

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Some Say It Can’t Happen Here. But Many Never Believed a Pandemic Would Happen
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Civil disobedience is actually a sign of a functioning democratic society. Thoreau outlined civil
disobedience in Walden Pond as a necessary right when expressed through passive resistance.
Both Gandhi and Martin Luther King espoused passive resistance as a way to protest without
causing damage or harm to others.

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Unfortunately, the right to free speech and to assemble in public to protest is not always
governed by the calm and sound thinking of Thoreau.
From Civil Disobedience to Civil Unrest

The benchmark for civil unrest usually occurs when a protest staged by a large gathering of
people goes from free speech to violent action. What motivates that action is proportional to the
reason for the protest. A protest against higher local taxes does not spark the level of outrage
that would lead to damage or violence.
However, highly charged and emotional issues driven by religion, politics, injustice, or
discrimination carry an emotional charge that has resulted in civil unrest defined by riots, looting,
vandalism, and violence. They’ve happened everywhere around the world for thousands of
years.
Are We Approaching a Perfect Storm of Civil Unrest?

The Coronavirus pandemic has put unprecedented stress on global economies, governments,
businesses, and the general population. It has brought a combination of fear, uncertainty,
helplessness, and anger that rarely occurs in a single country, let alone every country and culture
on the planet.
The standard recommendation for coping with the pandemic includes quarantines, business
lockdowns, widespread testing, social distancing, and a continuing struggle to find treatments
and a vaccine. As these measures continue day after day, week after week, and month after
month, the stress level and frustration continue to grow.
Already, demonstrations against lockdowns and protests against rules perceived as draconian by
some are being challenged, ignored, and denied. In some instances, people have shown up to
demonstrate bearing weapons under the protection of open carry laws.
As the demonstrations grow, it’s only a matter of time before a weapon is accidentally
discharged, or an individual decides to inflame the situation. But weapons aren’t necessary to
spark a riot. A single broken window or a fire in the street has been the catalyst for massive mob
riots from England in 2011 to the riots that tore up the United States in the 1960s.


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When Authority Fails

Police departments have specially formed and trained riot squads to deal with civil unrest. But
there’s a problem that has become apparent from the past. The police are there to break up the
riot and potentially arrest violent protesters. They are not there to protect individuals from harm
nor protect property from damage.
The military also has specialized units and training to deal with civil unrest and their rules of
engagement are just as narrowly focused.
Just as daunting are the occasions when the police have stepped back and not engaged with
rioters. The strategy is to not inflame the situation but control it by limiting the violence to a
defined area. And that’s when authority can fail.
If you happen to be in that defined area, you are not only subject to any violence that ensues, but
the police are not there to protect you. In fact, it may be assumed you are part of the problem
and you can quickly find you are very much on your own.
In actual fact, the failure of authority, whether it’s defined by the police, the government, or any
other governing body is another catalyst for frustration and anger further fueling civil unrest and
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When confronted with a failure of government and governing bodies and a police force that is
focused more on quelling disturbances than providing personal protection, it seems apparent
that some steps should be considered to protect yourself and especially your family.
The degree of preparation should be equal to the situation, but that’s almost impossible to
determine. Some periods of civil unrest last for days or a couple of weeks. In other instances,
civil unrest has devolved into civil war.
Your degree of preparation is your personal choice. Your location may be another factor as well.
Historically, urban environments have been more dangerous than rural environments during
times of civil unrest.
Based on numerous resources cited or linked, here are ten recommendations that have evolved
based on past precedents with civil unrest. There are definitely more, and situations vary but we
have to start somewhere.
1. Stay Home
Ironically, we all have a good deal of practice with this behavior. Some of us who have had a
prepping mindset for some time are well stocked and know how to manage this style of living.
Others are somewhat prepared and are probably starting to realize that more stocking and
preparation would be a good idea.
Still, others are encountering this kind of situation unprepared for the long-term and this may
indicate the reason for some of the hoarding and runs on common things like toilet paper and
bread.
Regardless of your level of preparation, now is still a good time to take an inventory and think not
only about how long the pandemic will keep us homebound, but how civil unrest may keep us
home for an entirely different set of reasons.
Here are some things to remember with regards to staying home for the long-term.
Food – You can still go to the grocery store, and online retailers like Amazon are still
offering and delivering just about anything you could need. Take the time to determine what
and how much you should have stocked and stored in terms of food.
Medicine – OTC medicines for treating all manner of symptoms are important to have on
hand. Pharmacies are still open, and it’s easy to order OTC medicines online. Stock up. Civil
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essential services. If you rely on prescription medications for a chronic condition, ask your
doctor for a 90-day refill and look into receiving your prescriptions by U.S. Mail.
Medical Supplies should also be stocked, and you might want to think about how you
would manage a serious medical emergency at home in the event that you can’t get to a
hospital.
Personal Care – From brushing your teeth to doing the laundry, walk around the house and
think about what you need in order to take care of your family, and make sure you have
enough on hand. An inexpensive hair trimmer might be a good idea, and a lot of us have
already figured that out. A family meeting to discuss what everyone needs may be a good
place to start.
Clothing stores and even the clothing sections of department stores were the first to close
during the lockdowns. Think about sewing kits, fabric, and other things you may need to
repair and maintain clothing. Here again, you can still shop online with other retailers, and
there may not be a lot of delivery trucks showing up during a lengthy period of civil unrest.
Off The Grid? An area that loses power for a prolonged period during a time of civil unrest
is officially in a state of SHTF. Whole books have been written about surviving off the grid,
and you should definitely give some thought to how you would handle things if the power
went out.
What About a Bug Out?

If you have a well-supplied bug out location in an area that is not affected or as affected by
civil unrest, you should definitely pursue that option. The key is to get there before civil
unrest occurs or at least spreads. Stranded on a highway blocked by rioters and gangs is a
bad place to be.
Leave quietly and only tell immediate and trusted family members who are not
accompanying you that you are bugging out.


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2. Know What’s Going On

The Internet, TV, and radio are critical sources of information. Radio may be the best source for
local information and alerts. The same is true for local TV and any local newspapers that have an
Internet presence. It’s important to stay up to date on the status of events, especially if you need
to travel for any reason to help a friend or family member or take someone to the hospital.
National and global news may give a good indication of the current state of events but rarely
offer real-world, real-time information regarding the immediate area where you live. It doesn’t
matter what’s happening in Germany, you need to know what’s happening in your city and
neighborhood.
Here are some things to watch for as you assess any situation surrounded by civil unrest:
Are specific alerts, warnings, cautions, or all-clears being provided by local emergency
management agencies or departments?
Are there hot-spots where activity is either taking place or out-of-control?
Are there safe zones set up with police and possibly military supervision and protection for
essential services?
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potential for problems. Do what you have set out to do and return home as soon as possible.
Here are some other things to think about:
Avoid clothing, yard signs, bumper stickers, or any other outward communication that
affiliates you with a group, organization, religion, political party, or any other hot buttons that
seem to be fueling the unrest. Some people choose to do this as part of the protest. Once
again, that’s your decision. But it may be that the best way to avoid trouble is to not ask for
it.
Don’t espouse opinions that could be perceived as confrontational. There’s nothing wrong
with simply being polite and concise with communication. Some people are looking for
trouble and it’s best not to give them an excuse to start it.
4. Don’t Be a Show-Off
Experienced preppers understand that advertising a well-stocked and supplied home or bug out
location is a bad idea. In the same way that everyday burglar’s case a property based on what
they see, a desperate mob in a time of civil unrest will be looking at things the same way.
Here are some basic things to consider:
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Lock your doors and, if possible, reinforce locks and any other entry areas to your home.
One recommendation is to place a chain on posts across your driveway to prevent anyone
from pulling in and getting too close. This is more important if you have a long driveway and
your house is remote or some distance from the street.
Some recommendations go so far as to say you should tape black plastic garbage bags
over your windows to block any inside lighting. That’s up to you and depends on the level of
unrest in your immediate vicinity. It also could lead to vandals or thieves thinking nobody’s
home.
Remove any items in the yard that are visible. Put them in the garage or at least the back of
the house, covered.
It makes sense to share what you have with family and friends who don’t live with you, but
remind them to not tell the world where they got a 20-pound bag of rice or 5 gallons of gas.
Do not tout your good fortune and well-stocked pantry and other supplies on social media.
If you are bugging out, only tell immediate family and keep that off of social media as well.
Someday you’ll return home and it would be nice to know it wasn’t robbed because people
knew you wouldn’t be there.
5. Avoid Confrontational Gatherings

Regardless of how strongly you may feel about an idea or an issue, joining a demonstration or
angry gathering will put you at risk. In a time of civil unrest, even the most benign gathering or
protest can quickly take a turn for the worse especially if there are agitators in the group intent
on making trouble.
Protest if you must, but if part of your responsibility is taking care of your family, you have to
consider who needs you more.
6. Never Travel Alone

This is a tough one. Stores are encouraging people to shop alone rather than with another
person or group. Anyone traveling during a pandemic is at risk and the more people traveling,
the greater the risk. But one person makes an easier target for an angry or unruly mob.
If you must travel, consider having a person accompany you but ask them to remain in the car
while you go into a pharmacy or grocery store. Make sure they lock the car doors.
If the person is living with you, there’s a good chance you won’t get infected from them just
walking down the street or sharing a car. It’s more likely they would infect you at home. You

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brings an element of risk to your personal safety.
7. Let People Know Where You’re Going

This applies to any survival situation. Whenever someone goes off into the wilderness, standard
practice is to inform people where you’re going and when you expect to return. During a time of
civil unrest, even the most civilized town becomes its own wilderness.
You should also discuss what to do if you don’t return. Ideally, you have a way to communicate
either via smartphone of some other communication setup like a CB radio or long-range walkie
talkie. It’s nice to believe that wireless phone service will still be operating, but if some of the past
civil disturbances in other parts of the world are any indication, that may not be the case.
It also makes sense to mutually agree on a meeting location in the event that civil unrest occurs
suddenly and without warning. The easiest agreement is “go home,” but if that’s not an option,
you should determine how and where you’ll gather especially if cell service is down.
8. Safety in Numbers
If you live alone, seriously consider moving in with family or friends. This is another tough
situation as some people are reluctant to invite someone from the outside into their home and
risking infection, but most family members will accept the risk in a time of civil unrest.
You should also communicate closely with neighbors and work out ways that you can all help
each other. It’s a tribal mentality and when there is the potential for violence in the streets, you’ll
find that an organized group can defend and protect itself better. Think of it as creating a
survival network with an agreement on how you will help and support each other.
Another interesting recommendation is to park as many cars as possible in your driveway.

Locked of course, but if three or more cars appear in a driveway, it not only says somebody’s
home, but there are many people present to defend themselves.


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9. Prepare To Defend Yourself

One indicator of the concerns about civil unrest is the recent spike in sales of firearms and
ammunition. Using a weapon to defend your home is the worst-case scenario, but may be
necessary if the rule of law totally collapses.
Here’s a short list of considerations:
Arm yourself to the degree that you feel you need based on the situation.
Take the time to familiarize yourself and all members of your family with firearm operation
and safety.
Understand the laws that apply to self-defense.
Discuss scenarios with adult members of your family that could cause you to need to
defend yourselves and a basic plan.
Practice your plans, not only for defense but to prepare for other dangers. Deal with medical
emergencies or any other scenarios that you feel need quick and timely decisions.
Determine a safe room where children or the elderly can be safely isolated in the event that
violence comes to your front door.
And yes, you should call 911 if you feel violence against your home is imminent, but there’s
a good possibility that help will take a long time to reach you.
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overwhelmed. Martial law is an inevitability in those cases but even then, few places will be safe.
Our best hope is that any civil unrest has a short duration and only occurs in isolated instances.
In a fitting bit of irony, it’s quite possible that any unlawful gathering, demonstration, or protest
that results in civil unrest will find a new form of enforcement: the rampant spread of the
Coronavirus among those who chose to take to the streets.
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June 1, 2020 at 12:16 pm
Big USS fan here.

I was with until the end where you suggested that the current corona virus may be a nice
little gotcha for the bad guys. All of us want to see justice, preferably in a way that
makes the rest of them think twice. But as delightful as it sounds, it is unrealistic.
The majority of jackwads out there are exceedingly low-risk: healthy adults wth no co-
morbidity (underlying/pre-existing health conditions)..
The actual infection rates are below that of even the common flu, less than 1% for
children and healthy adults. There is already evidence that “Covid” numbers are being
deliberately hyped for various reasons, none of them being for “the good of the people”.
Coroners are being leaned on via official document requirements – the rule of thumb is
that if the MISC

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Hospitals are being reimbursed multiples of other categories of patients if labeled as
Covid (ie: non-Covid patient=$5000, Covid patient=$13000)
Research Dr. Faucci, he has invested heavily into the very expensive drug Remdesavir
(over $500 per dose!).
HCQ is tried and true since the ’60s in many countries and is very affordable.
Things that make you go hmm…
Research, research, research.
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ernie says
June 2, 2020 at 12:37 am
Karma is karma no matter what you think about something. It actually would be a
very sweet karma for the jackwads to end up in bed with a tube coming out of their
throats whether they are very susceptible or not.
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Jay b says
June 2, 2020 at 2:33 pm
No Fauci will not be profiting.

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/fauci-didnt-invent-wont-profit-from-
remdesivir/
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From Civil Disobedience to Civil Unrest

Are We Approaching a Perfect Storm of Civil Unrest?

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Image via Encyclopedia Britannica

When Authority Fails

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2. Know What’s Going On

3. Keep a Low Pro le

If and when you

Here are some other things to think about:

Here are some basic things to consider:

5. Avoid Confrontational Gatherings

6. Never Travel Alone

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should both practice

7. Let People Know Where You’re Going

Another interesting recommendation is to park as many cars as possible in your driveway.

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9. Prepare To Defend Yourself

Here’s a short list of considerations:

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