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Gordon's avatar

BLUF: We must create a hierarchical command, communication, coordination structure in order to divide labor efficiently, to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts, and to clearly identify needs and available resources on an ongoing basis.

Conspicuously absent from most resistance-centered writing I observe is awareness and recognition of the inevitable collapse of institutions we rely on daily. These are associated with health care delivery, food/fresh water availability, shelter, communication systems, finance/banking, and defense/law enforcement mutual aid (including for undocumented migrants).

Examples:

•One way to start is adding 1-3 cans of food to your shopping cart every trip, if possible.

•Add a couple of otc first aid items, like band-aids, cold/cough remedies, pain.fever reducers, etc.

•Try to establish a method for purifying water for drinking, also some kind of water collection.

•Once initiated, we can continue to enhance supply caches as able. Build from there.

•Freeze credit reporting.

•Try to establish a least a small cash reserve. Build from there.

These and other initial steps to hold on to our civilization, our values, our decency can seem daunting. Start small. Form alliances to pool resources and share expenses.

The most important initial steps if you've - like me - been a bit isolated the past few years are to consolidate networks with people.

Our country's absolutely being torn asunder. Let's organize, and act.

The time is now.

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Edie Constantine's avatar

We need to get the politicians to organize as well...There are many Town Halls being set up...Someone should create a web site with a listing of all town halls in every single state and put it up on social media so that we the people can share a head of time and then show up...Nothing scares them more then good people showing up for some good trouble for FREE..

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Edie Constantine's avatar

We need to get the politicians to organize as well...There are many Town Halls being set up...Someone should create a web site with a listing of all town halls in every single state and put it up on social media so that we the people can share a head of time and then show up...Nothing scares them more then good people showing up for some good trouble for FREE..

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