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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.

Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1557- The Responsibility of being Prepared and originally aired on April 15th, 2015.

The following are the original show notes from that episode

Today we take a look at basic emergency and long term preparedness from a stand point of why it is a basic action of responsible adults.  The truth is prepping has been sensationalized by both the pop culture media and the industry itself for the same basic reason, marketing.

The pop culture media likes to sensationalize anything from a butt lift to couponing to living off the land.  So the fact that they paint preppers as wide eyed extremists isn’t anti prepper, it is simply anti reality and par for the course with our modern garbage media complex.

Next the industry itself is guilty of similar hype, from the moderate to the extreme.  From bullshit emails telling you the FEMA camps will be filled with lobotomized and reeducated patriots to the next military training exercise will shut down the grid and you better buy some piece of shit solar generator to keep your beer cold.

The goal of both sides is to get you to pay attention and to effectively monetize their efforts.  Either by selling you a pallet of MREs in one case or getting you to watch advertisements for iPhones, insurance and credit card companies on the other.

This however is not preparedness.  Today we look at what is, why everyone should do it and flatly why being unprepared is simply irresponsible behavior.  We will look at why the unprepared should be considered the extremist, vs. the prepper as well.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

• The basic American mind set in 1900
• Why it changed, the good and the bad
• Why preparedness is simply responsible behavior
• The limits of your faith often exceed the limits of reality in mere seconds
• The basic needs of all people
  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Energy
  • Health and Sanitation
  • Physical Security
  • Financial Security
• The common factors of survival needs
  • Each can be lost in seconds
  • Each can be set up with redundancies
  • In the end, when you don’t have one, you have a problem
  • Systems of support always fail at least for a time
  • Dead rescuers save no lives, hence they see to their needs first
• Actions to take, really simple ones
  • 72 hour kit (mobile)
  • 30 days of in home prep minimum
  • Know your neighbors in good times
  • Have routes out of your area planned
  • Keep good documentation
  • Stay aware of local and national risks
  • Focus on the likely over the sensational
• Final thoughts on being a responsible adult, when others depend on you

Resources for today’s show…

• • Follow Life With Jack on Instagram
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  • TspAz.com
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  • Jack on MeWe
  • Join Me on Odysee
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  • Buy Bitcoin on CoinBase
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  • Get Paid in Bitcoin with Strike

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