{"id":1459899,"date":"2024-02-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1459899"},"modified":"2024-02-29T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:00:00","slug":"from-trucker-boycotts-to-grid-down-theres-only-one-way-to-survive-a-food-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/from-trucker-boycotts-to-grid-down-theres-only-one-way-to-survive-a-food-crisis\/1459899\/","title":{"rendered":"From Trucker-Boycotts To Grid-Down \u2013 There’s Only One Way To Survive A Food Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Trucker-Boycotts To Grid-Down \u2013 There’s Only One Way To Survive A Food Crisis<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

If there is one reality that Americans need to accept, it\u2019s that every system has a breaking point and there are no exceptions.<\/strong> Human beings are built to adapt and this has given us incredible resilience, but it also means we have a tendency to wait too long to fix the parts of our society that are broken. Instead, we let the problems build and fester until, sadly, the final straw falls and everything comes crashing down.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes this collapse is by chance and sometimes it\u2019s by design.<\/strong> In either case the catalyst is the same \u2013 The public does not prepare and they don\u2019t take action to correct the people creating the crisis until it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

In our modern era of invasive technology, economic weakness, nuclear weapons and biowarfare, this is an unsustainable model. We can no longer ignore threats on instability in the hopes that they will go away or that governments will defuse the danger, nor can we simply pick up the pieces over and over again after each calamity. There may come a time when the mess is so big we won\u2019t be able to clean it up. People must plan ahead, and they must stop tolerating the notion of passive involvement in the mechanisms that influence their lives and future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I write often about hypothetical trigger events and breakdown scenarios because a large number of people still need to be educated on how fragile the western world truly is right now. For example, any significant disruption to supply chains and logistics at this time would be devastating for a large number of Americans (or Europeans).<\/p>\n

In the past couple weeks alone there has been a rising tide of political discontent among US truckers; the very people that handle over\u00a070% of all freight<\/a>\u00a0in our country. They have threatened to boycott a number of Democrat controlled cities (primarily New York City) over a host of issues and complaints including the legal treatment of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.\u00a0 This boycott may not play out in the near term (watch for talk of boycotts to escalate in November around election time), but the potential is on the table and it\u2019s an important learning moment.\u00a0 What would happen if the US freight system actually stopped?<\/p>\n

US supply chains operate on a \u201cjust in time\u201d freight schedule \u2013 Meaning, all the grocery stores in your area will carry just enough backstock to serve normal business operations for about a week, when the next fleet of trucks arrive.<\/p>\n

The just-in-time structure is the lifeblood of the supply chain, and most American cities would fall into chaos after one week without it. Trains and railway networks handle around 28% of total freight and have struggled through a long state of decline. There is no realistic alternative to trucks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

FEMA and the National Guard could try to field drivers to fill the void, but consider this: There are currently 3.5 million freight drivers in the US today, and that number is at least\u00a080,000 drivers short<\/a>\u00a0of what is needed. Do you think the government or the military is going to be able to come up with enough scabs to undermine a trucker strike against blue cities?\u00a0 There\u2019s no chance.<\/p>\n

I have to say, I\u2019m not opposed the concept of a trucker boycott; its a peaceful redress of grievances and all peaceful measures should be exhausted first. All they have to do is refuse to take on shipments to places like NYC or Washington DC \u2013 Many of them are subcontractors that can pick and choose whatever jobs they want.<\/p>\n

However, we need to keep in mind how terrified the Canadian government was during their trucker protests;<\/strong> so terrified that they labeled the truckers as terrorists and started freezing the bank accounts of anyone supporting them. This action was against their own constitutional laws; that\u2019s how effectively frightening a freight shutdown is to politicians.<\/p>\n

Even so, if the US government responded in the same way as Canada, it still wouldn\u2019t do much to stop a boycott. Tensions are extremely high and it\u2019s only a matter of time before conflict erupts in one form or another.\u00a0 The political left (and their globalist handlers) have offered no indication whatsoever that they intend to back away from their current destructive path. Something has to give.\u00a0 Why not a trucker protest or red state protest cutting off blue regions from vital resources?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there are still a number of conservatives and independents living in these cities that could be negatively affected by a freight shutdown along with their progressive neighbors. Maybe this strike never comes to fruition and everything will continue on as \u201cnormal.\u201d Maybe not. The point is, anything can happen and the way our economy and supply chains currently function is not going to pass muster for much longer.<\/p>\n

The average American has around one week\u2019s worth of food in their pantry at any given time. With FEMA response in place a rationing system would be instituted over the course of several weeks, probably using a digital tracking method much like an EBT card. And make no mistake, there will be strings attached to any government rationing program:<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have the latest covid booster? No ration card until your shots are up to date. We see that you have registered firearms\u2026you need to turn those in before you can get rations. We see that you\u2019ve made problematic comments in your social media history, you may not be eligible.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It takes around 7-10 days of zero food supply for panic to set into a population (when people finally realize things are not going back to normal). It takes two weeks for starvation to take a physical toll and three weeks for people to start dying. Riots and looting are inevitable, but that won\u2019t solve the problem if there\u2019s no food to loot.<\/p>\n

Some people will argue that they only need to not be where the shortages are, but there\u2019s no way to predict this.<\/strong> In the case of conservative trucker boycotts, the targeted areas are obvious, but that is only one scenario. There are a host of events that could cause a crippled supply chain in both rural and urban areas, including a mass immigration crisis or a nationwide grid down scenario.<\/p>\n

The only viable solutions is to secure a long term food storage plan, and don\u2019t forget the protein because western governments have become increasingly hostile against animal agriculture these days. (Get your affordable freeze dried\u00a0beef supply HERE<\/a>\u00a0with promo code\u00a0\u201cmarket15\u201d<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Food storage for each family for at least a year is essential. It doesn\u2019t have to start there; even one month of food will give you an edge over most of the population and will ensure you don\u2019t have to go begging to FEMA. But eventually a year\u2019s supply or more is necessary (along with community organization for mutual security). This will give you time to establish a more permanent and sustainable food plan after the worst has happened.<\/p>\n

You can see the storm that a logistical breakdown would cause. In 30 days or less a city like New York could be brought to its knees even with government intervention. On a national scale, regardless of the cause, the result would be about the same. Ultimately there are two kinds of people in the wake of these kinds of events \u2013 The people that planned ahead, and everyone else. It\u2019s my hope that through education and encouragement we can convince enough of the populace to prepare so that this large percentage of Americans acts as a redundancy against catastrophe (leftists won\u2019t listen, but maybe the rest of the public will).<\/p>\n

In other words, the goal is to give the public a natural immunity against supply chain collapse, so that when the crisis does strike the effects will be greatly diminished.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Food security is one of the most important preparations Americans can make as threats continue to rise. Stock up on Texas-raised long-term storage Ribeye, NY Strip, Tenderloin, and more with\u00a0Prepper All-Naturals<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 02\/28\/2024 – 23:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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