"20 Rules to Live By as America Goes to Hell."

Started by quiller, May 18, 2015, 07:19:42 AM

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Food for thought from a computer-geek group, looking at preparedness....

Quote1: Be as self sufficient as possible without endangering folks or making life unnecessarily miserable.
2: Avoid crowds. Crowds are magnets for all manner of trouble.
3: Build a cushion – then one can choose when and where to interact with others.
4: Plan first, consider carefully, adjust and only then do.
5: Have a contingency plan.
6: Create a backup for the contingency plan.
7: Always have reserves in a different venue. Always.
8: Practice regularly with everything you might one day depend on.
9: A person can know a lot – but can't master everything. They'll need tribe to cover the gaps.
10: Do not bring a knife to a gun fight.
11: Never shoot a threat in the face when you can shoot it in the back. From 500 yards away.
12: In a life or death struggle, never employ half measures.
13: There is no shame in fleeing danger.
14: Even in the worst of times, humans covet trinkets, toiletries, cosmetics and entertainment.
15: The constabulary is not your friend. Never involve them in a situation willingly.
16: Always have a reasonable lie and supporting evidence for anything you're getting up to.
17: Pay attention to your surroundings. Notice the little details.
18: When in Rome, look, smell and act like the locals. Don't stand out. Don't gawk.
19: Nothing you own is worth dying for. Get it back later, on your terms.
20: One only calls the end of the world right once. Everything else costs credibility needed when the balloon really does go up.

Life is a buffet – take what you want constant readers, toss the scraps to the dogs.

http://www.dethguild.com/twenty-rules-to-live-by-as-america-goes-to-hell/

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All excellent advice, though I could easily add another 20, but this is a good start. :cool:
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Quote1: Be as self sufficient as possible without endangering folks or making life unnecessarily miserable.

Agreed!

Quote2: Avoid crowds. Crowds are magnets for all manner of trouble.

Agreed! 

Quote3: Build a cushion – then one can choose when and where to interact with others.

Most definetely Agreed!   If one has resources of his own to be self-sufficient then one has no need of others. 

Quote4: Plan first, consider carefully, adjust and only then do.

Agreed to an extent.  Sometime one has to act depending on circumstances. 

Quote5: Have a contingency plan.

Definitely!



Quote6: Create a backup for the contingency plan.

Definitely!


Quote7: Always have reserves in a different venue. Always.

May I have some examples please?

Quote8: Practice regularly with everything you might one day depend on.

True


Quote9: A person can know a lot – but can't master everything. They'll need tribe to cover the gaps.

True

Quote10: Do not bring a knife to a gun fight.

Why would I get into a gun fight?

Quote11: Never shoot a threat in the face when you can shoot it in the back. From 500 yards away.

I agree.

Quote12: In a life or death struggle, never employ half measures.

I agree.

Quote13: There is no shame in fleeing danger.

It depends upon the situation.  Socrates could have fled yet he didn't.  He wanted to make a point.

Quote14: Even in the worst of times, humans covet trinkets, toiletries, cosmetics and entertainment.

How is this so?  If one is worrying about survival then why would they worry about anything beyond what is necessary to survive?

Quote15: The constabulary is not your friend. Never involve them in a situation willingly.

Especially with my Autism and my communication issues.  Hell No!   I avoid them as much as possible and keep to myself for the most part. 

Quote16: Always have a reasonable lie and supporting evidence for anything you're getting up to.

I thought lying was evil and a sin.  I don't understand. 

Quote17: Pay attention to your surroundings. Notice the little details.

How does one do this?   What little details?

Quote18: When in Rome, look, smell and act like the locals. Don't stand out. Don't gawk.

How?

Quote19: Nothing you own is worth dying for. Get it back later, on your terms.

This depends upon what it is you're trying to get back. 

Quote20: One only calls the end of the world right once. Everything else costs credibility needed when the balloon really does go up.

Can you explain further please?  I don't follow.

QuoteLife is a buffet – take what you want constant readers, toss the scraps to the dogs.

If everyone took what they wanted and tossed the scraps to the dogs then wouldn't everything be scraps and all would be considered a dog?   

Solar

Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 10:15:55 AM


May I have some examples please?
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Have several hiding places in the event one is inaccessible.

QuoteWhy would I get into a gun fight?
If you had been armed and someone pulled a gun on you, would you not have a fighting chance?
But if all you had was a knife?


QuoteIt depends upon the situation.  Socrates could have fled yet he didn't.  He wanted to make a point.
Are you willing to martyr for a useless cause?

QuoteHow is this so?  If one is worrying about survival then why would they worry about anything beyond what is necessary to survive?
Have you not heard of barter? Even the most worthless of item, may be what's needed to brighten the spirit of the camp. Ever heard the term, "If the wife is happy, the household is happy"?

QuoteI thought lying was evil and a sin.  I don't understand. 
If your life depended on it, do you honestly believe God will hold it against you?
If I were God and you didn't lie to save your life or the lives of others, I'd punish your ass for being stupid.

QuoteHow does one do this?   What little details?
Observe, take pictures, compare them to ones taken recently. Did you "Observe Changes" such as a new bush appearing, a truck in the distance appeared?
These may be hiding places for the enemy.


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QuoteIf I were God and you didn't lie to save your life or the lives of others, I'd punish your ass for being stupid.

So, God has contradictory standards then?  It is a sin to lie and it is a sin to not to lie to save others.   

If we must follow this train of thought then by logic, then it is ok to use witchcraft and sorcery to save others as well, right?    Which is it?

Solar

Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 11:49:44 AM
So, God has contradictory standards then?  It is a sin to lie and it is a sin to not to lie to save others.   

If we must follow this train of thought then by logic, then it is ok to use witchcraft and sorcery to save others as well, right?    Which is it?
If a murderer just killed your dog and demanded you tell him where your parents are.
How do you suppose God will judge you on your answer?

Do you lie and save your parents, or do you tell the truth and let him kill them?

Seriously, what is the answer?
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Quote from: Solar on July 02, 2015, 12:00:45 PM
If a murderer just killed your dog and demanded you tell him where your parents are.
How do you suppose God will judge you on your answer?

Do you lie and save your parents, or do you tell the truth and let him kill them?

Seriously, what is the answer?

My answer would be to go against God, lie and save my parents of course realizing that God has inconsistent standards.  In this case then disobedience to God would be ok.

Now, what if the murderer was the beast in book of revelation and the beast said worship me as God or I kill your parents?  Do I worship the beast to save my parents?  If not, why?

By following this logic, if one can use witchcraft and sorcery to save another person's life then it is ok to do so right?  If I didn't do this and you were God would you still punish me?

http://www.openbible.info/topics/sorcery

Solar

Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 12:36:05 PM
My answer would be to go against God, lie and save my parents of course realizing that God has inconsistent standards.  In this case then disobedience to God would be ok.
Gods law? Saving your parents is what God would expect you to do.

QuoteNow, what if the murderer was the beast in book of revelation and the beast said worship me as God or I kill your parents?  Do I worship the beast to save my parents?  If not, why?

By following this logic, if one can use witchcraft and sorcery to save another person's life then it is ok to do so right?  If I didn't do this and you were God would you still punish me?

http://www.openbible.info/topics/sorcery

Of which I do not believe in, so you're asking a moot point.
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QuoteGods law? Saving your parents is what God would expect you to do.


True and he expects one not to lie as well.


QuoteOf which I do not believe in, so you're asking a moot point.

Then you deny a truth of the bible which is sorcery exists and there were/are sorcerers.

Solar

Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 12:57:47 PM

True and he expects one not to lie as well.
He places more value on life than a simple lie.
Learn the difference.

QuoteThen you deny a truth of the bible which is sorcery exists and there were/are sorcerers.
I am not religious by any stretch of the imagination.
I follow God, not a book written by man.
I talk to God daily, so I think I have a better understanding of what he expects of me as a mere mortal, in fact, I know I do.
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QuoteHe places more value on life than a simple lie.
Learn the difference.

I get it.  Orders of precedence like the order of operations in math.  Makes sense.   :smile:  I understand.  Contradiction resolved.  thanks



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Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 01:38:28 PM
I get it.  Orders of precedence like the order of operations in math.  Makes sense.   :smile:  I understand.  Contradiction resolved.  thanks
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Quote from: cubedemon on July 02, 2015, 11:49:44 AM
So, God has contradictory standards then?  It is a sin to lie and it is a sin to not to lie to save others.   

If we must follow this train of thought then by logic, then it is ok to use witchcraft and sorcery to save others as well, right?    Which is it?
The actual prohibition is not against lying, but against bearing false witness. False witness is a particularly despicable type of lie by intentionally causing harm to another person by falsely accusing them.  Presenting false information itself is not a sin, since anyone can, with very little thought, give multiple examples of lying which results in a positive outcome.  Presenting false information with the intent to do harm - THAT is the sin: doing harm.

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Quote from: zewazir on July 02, 2015, 08:07:58 PM
The actual prohibition is not against lying, but against bearing false witness. False witness is a particularly despicable type of lie by intentionally causing harm to another person by falsely accusing them.  Presenting false information itself is not a sin, since anyone can, with very little thought, give multiple examples of lying which results in a positive outcome.  Presenting false information with the intent to do harm - THAT is the sin: doing harm.

Interesting