Internet down, electricity out, suburbia, roving bands of antifa or other criminals.. their strength is in numbers and they can easily single out individuals or couples, no bunker or rural property to retreat to.. what's the plan exactly? I'm surrounded by liberals for the most part and generally would not know how to find trustworthy people in this area.
Is the smart play to just drive to the country and hope for the best? Hunker down quietly and hope no one notices? pretend to be a democrat? Buy a few acres of land somewhere and retreat there?
I'm not looking for a detailed plan, more of a generalized "how do you find other good people if SHTF" type advice.
You ought to do it before shtf. The how part is that you have to start talking to people. People at the local grocery, hardware store, gun shops, ranges. There are facebook groups, craigslist groups, church groups. You have to just wade into the quagmire of your local humanity and start peopling.
Ugh i don't want to people but it is clear that i will have to. thanks for the advice
I do not like people. I feel stabby when there are more than 4 around. I feel you, I really do. Another way is to master 2 or 3 highly prized non pew pew skills, that will get you priority in most groups. I chose botany/medicine making, food preservation, and veterinary medicine. In addition to several other things I can do so/so but haven't mastered. Skills you can actually do will always be highly valuable.
You know why the Feds had such difficulty infiltrating various eco-terrorist groups? Because they were organized into small cells of people who'd known each other for decades. An outsider, any outsider, wasn't allowed in.
You need to connect with people you know, people you've known for a very long time.
Do you have a degree in botany? Or are you referring to self-taught survival botany?
I apprenticed under a naturopath in the 90s. I took botany and chemistry at community college. I possessed the requirements at that time to be certified but did not want to do that. I hold no degrees as I only took the classes I needed to get where I wanted to be. So I'm not really sure what to call that.