2008-04-07

Not Just for Survivalists Anymore. By Alex Williams, NYTimes, April 7, 2008. "Survivalism, it seems, is not just for survivalists anymore. Faced with a confluence of diverse threats -- a tanking economy, a housing crisis, looming environmental disasters, and a sharp spike in oil prices -- people who do not consider themselves extremists are starting to [talk doomsday]... [stockpiling or growing] food... [and buying] precious metals... Some try to take their houses off... the grid, or plan safe houses far away... Preparedness activity is difficult to track statistically, since people who take measures are usually highly circumspect by nature, said Jim Rawles, the editor of www.survivalblog.com… Nevertheless, interest... 'is experiencing its largest growth since the late 1970s,' [he] said."

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