There is a question, a situation, which I have been pondering for some time now as I work to prepare my family for WTSHTF. I am sure that I am not the only person that has received the classic “is this guy a nut?” look from a family member when the discussion of preparation comes up. So the question becomes: When the SHTF what do we do for these family members?
A part of me wants ta say… nothing. It may come down to “Survival of the Fittest” – down to who has the most food and bullets to survive – and the dark reality of that question sinks in. The truth is there may be nothing we can do to save them. But another part of me – the moral part – says “hey wait a minute… this is your little brother (sister)… you’re SUPPOSE to protect them!” They question becomes even more complicated by the fact that we are a trans-continental generation with family members spread across this vast country of ours.
That being said is it beyond the scope and focus of this group – this forum – this communications outlet – to network amongst ourselves this concept as another component of our overall mission? Call it a “Friends of our Families” concept where “my family is your family” and such. I really have no clue or idea on exactly how to do this or if it is even plausible. I feel safe in saying it may be an ease on a lot of our minds knowing that if I could contact my (sister) in (Michigan) WTSHTF, I could say to her “get (here)”, “find these people and you will be safe”, or something like that. The reverse would work as well. Someone from (Georgia) with a brother (sister) in my area would know they could come to me for aid.
As with any idea, there would have to be some limitations. I would in no way ever expect another group to risk all to come to the aid of an aunt I have seen only once in the last twenty years, but a brother… a sister… a father… that could be different.
Maybe this is a radical idea and one that logistically would be near impossible to pull off. There is also the issue that many of us wish to stay “off the radar” for any number of reasons. Simply handing over information about ourselves – about our families – would require a lot of trust on all parties involved.
I know ther will never be any definitively correct answer but at least we can kick some ideas around. I am looking forward to your responses.
