Apparently it is the opinion of at least one federally employed (I assume) emergency manager that preppers are selfish for prepping and hoarding supplies.
yeah cause FEMA and emergency management organizations don't hoard supplies to use how they see fit?
It is basically the law to preserve life, however the person with control of the resources determines what the priority is based upon the situation that exists.
People will have to reasonably utilize their resources to save life and to a lesser extent property. Failure to do so will be negligence causing bodily harm or death. I think every humane being should do this. But this Federal worker needs to petition congress to give away food to famine victims in Africa and North Korea, and send surplus US resources to the poor of america hoarded by corporate America, and she needs to donate all her money and property to people less advantaged.
I think it is BS for someone to say those things without giving their own first, it is hypocrytical.
Fact is there is abundant resource it is just owned and controlled by the ultra rich and stockholders.
People who opt to invest in survival deserve their just due when crisis and disaster occurs because instead of investing in apple stock they have invested in apples.
None the less this person needs to manage their own resources not tell other people how to manage theirs. This isn't a socialist command economy controlled by elitists and their management, it is a free world where people own property and have control of that property.
The government should be expropriating from the ultrarich who benefit from the government if anyone not run of the mill preppers who are not going to be cared for well enough by the government when it falls apart.
The last thing this world needs is fascists and corporatists.
If it is selfish to prepare why are any stockpiles allowed, why does the government have a strategic reserve or food stored for their military or COG, its not that prepping is selfish it is that the government isn't willing to tax the rich to prepare the nation so people who are willing to sacrifice their resources have done so for themselves and quite potentially others.
America can hardly take care of their poor let alone prepare for disaster because the public will isn't there. When social security fails if America gets there in the 2030's this will be ever more so apparent.
The government don't have no mass plan you can't expect people to roll over and die, and just like the government self preservation is better than everyone dying due to not having enough.
But yes people who deserve their freedom will insure the best human outcome. Failure to provide will only legitimize self preservation by force.
Some people might choose roll over and die but there is in many a greater human will to survive at all cost than die not to disturb others. Not everyone is like that.
It isn't selfish when there isn't enough for everyone. If that manager wants more resources to provide for people she should talk to her corporate masters to give more of their wealth.
It is an utter failure in a nation with boundful natural resource to be unable to prepare for disaster with their own resource... there is ample resource instead of managing shelves why doesn't she set to find resources from the property owned and managed by the federal government. There is lots of resource that can be managed, agroforestry, hydroponics, military bases, military equipment all capable of providing for a nation in disaster, this must raid the shelves of private persons is utter lunacy.
