They're remilitarizing, just like everyone else. Another completely pointless and avoidable cycle of violence, just like the last time.
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I'm travelling to France next month. Oh dear.
pick me up a copy would you?
if something happened like where the power went out or where we got attacked by aliens I would just start screaming and crying and shitting my pants and then I would starve to death
Happy cake day. My present to you is the knowledge that your caveman brain is still sitting dormant in there, and you'd do better than you'd think. It might not be a smart response, with no preparation, but probably not catatonic either.
No, no... you always need to start with death, so the rest is more pleasant. /s
technically death is so relaxing you'll shit your pants and never even know it.
I can't imagine living somewhere so stable to feel that way. In America if the temperature goes too far in either direction my power goes out
You should distribute a competing pamphlet.
Ahh we got those in sweden a few months ago
PDF please 🥺
What if the power goes out though?
The french version is awaiting approval, but the swedish version is available in english here - https://www.msb.se/sv/publikationer/om-krisen-eller-kriget-kommer-pa-engelska/
I’ve just read it and I recommend everyone to do the same if your country doesn’t have one. Most of the tips aren’t Sweden-specific and it’s generally good info to have.
There’s also a Dutch version of this (in English): https://english.denkvooruit.nl/
Kinda feel like that infographic is a good startpage and works good in tandem with more in depth material.
A part I really liked about the pamphlets they sent out is that they have checklists for the different home prep parts, f.e.
The entire world is preparing for war. As bad as these past few years have been, I fear that most of us haven't seen anything close to how bad it will get.
The sad part is that young people are sent to die, civilian suffer, for the ego of old farts. It's heart breaking. Everytime I see a comment like yours I remember the movie all quiet on the western front and I feel for the pointlessness of war.
The young people should be killing the older people causing all this chaos, not other young people, but apparently that's not allowed and not welcomed. In fact, in some countries you can probably be killed for even speaking this way.
When my parents and siblings voted for Trump, outside of being enraged, I felt terrible for my brothers kids. Depending on when a war starts and for how long, his kid is getting drafted for sure.
The US is going to be declaring war on Canada in less than 3y:
The reason that Trump "needs" Greenland & Canada is as a staging-ground for the pincer he needs, with Putin's Russia, to butcher woke Europe between.
Unless Canada capitulates, then he can't destroy Europe as he wants to.
Therefore, if Canada stands its ground, what Russia did to Ukraine, .. the US is going to be doing to Canada, beginning in 2 to 2.5y.
I hope we arm to the teeth, & I hope we fight to the death.
I pray you survive your own country's rabies, & surviving it may actually require you to flee your country.
I don't expect Trump to tolerate any non-Trump-worshippers in the coming years..
I've got the feeling that any US citizens whom we turn-away, as refugees, from the Trump-cult-country, .. we're executing, .. simply by forcing to remain within the US for the inevitable political-SS to exterminate, in the coming years..
Please keep in mind that getting out before it's too-late is required, as a survivor of Auschwitcz pointed out..
By the time they realized it was too-late, .. it was too late.
DON'T delay as they did, in the Netherlands. ( the documentary "Anne Frank Remembered" iirc )
I guess humankind's unconscious-mind wanted the "drama" of enforcing this throughout our world, now..
I wonder what tiny fraction of humankind's going to be surviving this-century..
No matter: IF the LivingSpirit-loyal people survive, then the world will flourish, again: Nature's amazing at healing, when honestly helped..
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Hopefully, we can stop it
This is just a good idea. Survival tips in various scenarios shouldn't be limited to the Boy Scouts
Japan has various info on its website and, at least in Tokyo Metro, they send (or at least sent) a big disaster prep book to every household. However, we get earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, mudslides, and volcanic eruptions fairly regularly so we kinda need to be on top of at least the known/common threats.
That's because the whole of Europe is in undeclared war with Russia.
Not only with Russia.
Cold war 2.0, now with additional proxy war!
C'mon, it deserves Roman numerals. It's not a new and shittier version of the internet.
We have a lot of undeclared stuff going on, unfortunately.
This should be standard, and very good on France for doing it. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
And I say this as someone who lives on a highly seismic region, where I used to see more awareness years ago. Pretty sure if nowadays we had a major earthquake or volcanic eruption most people would just panic, cause chaos and not have anything prepared for such an event. That's the unnecessarily scary part.
We should always acknowledge the uncomfortable possibilities, not stick our heads in the sand and hope trouble never comes knocking at the door.
In this context the Dutch government advised per 6th of March " Dutch government recommends citizens get 72-hour emergency kits: 'civil defence must increase'"
The French version sounds more comprehensive.
Some weeks ago, there was an interview with the Dutch Minister of Internal Affairs, and he admitted to have been properly prepared for over a year.
When asked why he had, he answered that since he was now more involved in the Government as a Minister, he had more knowledge of events, so to speak . Admittedly saying something without saying anything.
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