Whats wrong with 'prepping' and why don't leftists do it? (or do they?)

Not much more to it than that. Seems like prepping for natural disastors, social collapses, etc are a 'right wing' activity, even when its the left claiming economy is falling or WW3 is coming.

Is prepping immoral? Its not like there arent a myriad of unpredictable reasons our fragile consumer economy might fall apart tomorrow.

Maybe leftists are prepping, they just don't talk about it? Wouldn't that make them even bigger 'conspiracy nuts' than right wing preppers who are open about their worries (and typically ridiculed for it)?

Whats your opinion of this dynamic?

 

Nah, its certainly not immoral, not stupid either.
Its a question of whether or not I should put money towards making it through something that might happen or thriving through things that are likely to happen. If I had more money though I'd probably spend more on it. I should get one of those 3 month supply ration guys though. And keep a store of water on hand too thinking about it.

 

Why would 'prepping' ever be considered immoral? Seems an odd thing to even consider.

 

Whats wrong with 'prepping' and why don't leftists do it? (or do they?)

1. Nothing wrong with being prepared to take care of yourself and family in case of a disaster
2. Leftist rely on FEMA

 

We always laugh at the people in my state who run out to grab all the water, milk and bread they can get their hands on whenever there is a prediction of a major snowstorm. And the next day after getting a foot or so of snow the streets are perfectly clear. Not sure why these people always lose their minds over some snow. But they always do.

 

The left doesn't care about prepping because in the event of an appocalypse, they are entitled to free stuff..Including all that beef jerky and MREs you been saving up for years

 

We have been taught in school and through tv/movies since at least the 1960's that prepping, the act of stockpiling necessities in times of plenty to be used in times of scarcity, was akin to hoarding and hoarding was immoral.

There was an episode of Leave it to Beaver where Beaver heard city workers talking about the city water being shut off while the water main was repaired, Beaver and Lumpy filled every contaner they could find and then sold the water at a modest price to the desperate housewives. Beaver got a long lecture from his father for taking advantage of other people's misfortune.

The same lesson was taught in my school. It seemed odd to me at the time given that it was the cold war era and it was a rural school, the farm kids and their families have been stockpiling(prepping) for generations. We make hay while the sun shines.

Modern liberalism defines modern prepping as hoarding, a selfish act to deprive others of their fair share, if one suffers we all must suffer.

 

Not once has the issue of prepping ever been uttered in all my years of schooling. Maybe that was something common to where you grew up.

 

We always wonder why a snow storm brings on a sudden urge to gorge on bread and milk, but apparently it does for some folks. Very odd.

 

Maybe because prepping is racist.

I once saw someone can peaches while wearing a red hat. That hat might have said MAGA or Cinncinati, I don't know. But if it said MAGA then canning is racist.

 

Hey everyone needs a hobby. Even one as full of paranoia as being a prepper.

Waste your timer and money as you see fit

 

Are you kidding? I've seen whole groups of leftists panic when the wi-fi went down for 10 minutes.

 

They can have some free lead if they try.

 

Most liberals live in urban hellholes, prepping there is like putting a target on your back. The looters will get you before you can swap magazines, then the Marxist redistribution of your property will begin...

 

What the hell would this have to do with left or right?

My parents were products of the depression so I was taught to be thrifty and keep extra food and water on hand just in case something unforeseen occurred.

Now if your notion of “prepping” includes stock piling weapons and ammunition than yeah, that activity likely has a distinct political lean. Plus, I suspect this is likely an attempt to normalize the behavior.

 

It's easier to prep of you are country folk with alot of land. Liberals in a tiny nyc studio are not likely to doomsday prep...actually, I guess the same would apply to a righty living in a tiny studio....perhaps you are right

 

Most people do not care and those who have an opinion usually consider it paranoid or a waste or money. Their arguments may or may not be logical but it is simply opinion as opposed to a judgement of morality.

To answer your question there are not very many who make it a moral thing but their are a few. I've had this sort of discussion with a few people. Their moral argument is a little vague but basically seems to be that we are all required to be interdependent. If someone chooses to live apart and prepare for disaster they consider it immoral because it is wrong to survive or thrive while others are dying. Yes it is a weak argument and few make such arguments but that seems to be what they believe. If I am dying you have to die as well.

 

Doesn't seem to have a political lean but simply a common sense lean. If you have a stock of food and / or other emergency supplies for times of crises then it is a given that someone may come to take it from you. You can endanger yourself by depleting your supply with everyone coming along and asking for a handout or have it all taken from you or defend it,

Nothing more political than that.

There is nothing ABNORMAL about stockpiling weapons and ammo

 

Luckily I know no such people

 

True they are a very small minority but I have occasionally run across such people.

 

Nothing wrong with prepping in moderation. It's pretty much a requirement if you live in hurricane country.

 

I think you have the characters around. Beaver and Lumpy would never have cooperated with each other. Lumpy was one of Wally's friends.