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fromWIRED
2 months ago

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

When it comes to prepping, look to the Mormons. It's right there, in the official name of the religion: To be a "Latter-day Saint" is explicitly to believe in, and prepare for, the end times. This is why, on a calm morning last September, I arrive just outside Salt Lake City in a place called American Fork and knock on the door of Tyler Stapleton, the chief product engineer for off-grid power products at 4Patriots, one of the biggest companies pushing preparedness into the mainstream.
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#survivalism
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Social justice

Catastrophe! Heroism! Paranoia! The dangerous romance of survivalist stories

Kurt Saxon, the father of survivalism, predicted America's collapse and promoted self-sufficiency amid rising societal fears.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

People are buying crossbows faster than I'd like' how prepping went mainstream in Britain

The UK prepping scene is thriving, reflecting rising societal anxieties post-Covid.
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