SC Lawmakers Urge Like-Minded Communities Organize To Prepare For Collapse

JGeropoulas

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South Carolina Lawmakers Call For Like-Minded Communities In Preparation For Collapse
Natural News
March 22, 2017
_http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-03-22-two-south-carolina-lawmakers-pushing-americans-to-form-like-minded-communities-in-preparation-for-coming-societal-collapse.html

State Reps. Josiah Magnuson and Jonathan Hill, both Republicans and both from very small towns upstate – are currently establishing what they have called the “Virtue Solution Project,” a group that wants to save the U.S. or survive a societal collapse they both see on the horizon.
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The organization is a mixture of religious ministry, grassroots political organizing and disaster prepping. At its core, their movement hopes to save the country by reshaping it to their interpretation of the Founding Father’s ideals.

The pair is asking supporters and followers, as well as aligned groups, to begin forming their own communities of like-minded individuals and families in a way they will no longer have to depend on corporations or the “tyrannical” federal government.
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The purpose of the centers is to serve as survival mechanisms in the event of a societal or economic collapse, a major natural disaster, war with a foreign invader, massive cyber attack or an electromagnetic pulse event (nuclear explosion or a huge solar flare).

These “micro hubs,” as they are called, will serve as platforms for religious teaching, first aid instruction, farming, learning how to create and maintain renewable energy, military movement and additional “tactical defense” training.

“There’s probably going to be a lot of little crises, but there will eventually come a point where there is a major disaster of some sort in our country, in all likelihood,” Magnuson said in a lecture he gave last year that was uploaded to YouTube. “We need to be ready for that, and that will give us an opportunity to have a fresh beginning.”

Their YouTube video: _https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6vGHS77aYA#action=share
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Documents the group has posted a video online say that the long-term goal is to “train and equip one million neighborhood leaders” who are all-in to “build a fresh beginning for America.”

For now, Magnuson said his Campobello center, which is an old barn he purchased through an LLC established last year, will become a coffee shop. However, later he hopes to grow it into the vision that he and Hill have devised.

“It’s serving two purposes,” Magnuson told the paper, regarding the land and coffee shop. “As we build that strength, it prevents doomsday, and on the other hand, if we don’t succeed, then this provides, like, lifeboats.”
 
Could it be that Josiah Magnuson is a relative of Pastor Roy Magnuson, because they both share a name and are both in this youtube: _https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kjaf9iuU3I Below it reads:
Pastor Roy Magnuson of Kingdom Baptist Church in Taylors, SC explains practical steps we can take to allow God to work a revival in our hearts. The foundation of an American renewal must be an awakening of God's people.
Missionary activity is a tradition in the family; _http://www.roymagnuson.org/family.html

Seeing where the US is heading :scared: - these people have picked up some trends!
 
I think that one of the first steps in terms of say acclimatize with the reality is to try and step away from the ever growing technology of these times.
At least that is a small practical way to step out of the day to day frequency of the world and our lives.
We are dependent on many things, but i think that some things are not so dependable and it can become a matter of practice to step a bit out of the habit.
some thoughts.
 
This week in World Affairs Brief newsletter, the preparedness tip is about some of the dangers in joining certain types of survival communities.

PREPAREDNESS TIP: SURVIVAL COMMUNITIES By Andrew Skousen

As the world gets worse and rural property gets harder to find and more expensive, more and more people are considering pooling their resources and joining with others in a survival retreat property. Here are some ideas for avoiding some classic pitfalls with formal groups and reasons to go with informal groups instead.

Your Lifeboat: Plan your preparedness retreat much as you would a lifeboat. When our nation’s prosperity sinks, you will wish for a self-sufficient boat to ride out hard times, but most people will be lucky just to stay afloat for a while on their current house. In a sinking ship scenario you will put aside any differences to get into any lifeboat —only to realize how different personalities can make a bad situation worse. Undisciplined kids, uncontrolled anger, strong opinions, egos and bad habits can make life miserable for everyone. Don’t take more people on to your survival facilities than you already get along with right now. In general, this means your household and perhaps an aging parent or grown children. Even close friends or their children can drive you crazy if you have to shelter together for a few weeks in close quarters. It pays to have at least one separate room in a shelter for isolation of problem people and try to make the walls soundproof.

For those without close family to rely on, it is tempting to consider joining a community of like-minded people who are advertising a stake in a larger property with others of the same mindset. Many groups offer cheaper shares on remote land and offer to pool together for infrastructure, machinery, or skills. But such groups are fraught with challenges:

Formed Dependencies: A group that pools their resources together to build one large property have no choice but to stay together because they can’t survive independently on their own. Don’t invest in such communities especially if there is no real property ownership. Avoid those that restrict ownership and sale of your property or have excessive HOA-style rules. Even if you agree with the principles outlined in the community guidelines, if they are too restrictive or if the group later votes to go in a different direction you may not be able to sell your share. Although communities can work for some people, in general avoid situations where your livelihoods (and lives) are linked together with a larger group, where for better or worse, everyone is at the mercy of the leader or even majority rule.

False Flag Infiltration: As Joel has mentioned in past briefs, another reason not to join any formal group is that they can be infiltrated or coerced. All large formal organizations such as state militia groups, independent church and ideological groups, most large online communities, and even mutually-held property groups are watched more carefully and in the past have been infiltrated by other groups or government agent/informants who act contrary to the group’s best interests.

New Groups: Almost every group splits up or falls apart in their first few years because of internal strife. Strongly ideological people fractionalize easily over even small disagreements. The most successful groups are those that have already weathered this culling period, but every round of newcomers can bring another round of strife. Sometimes extended family groups that are sufficiently like-minded can stick it out through some minor differences, but since the membership is decided by bloodlines and marriage rather than ideology, big differences can arise, especially among in-laws.

Ideal Partnerships: Look for informal networks of independent people living on their own private land and working at becoming self-sufficient through healthy living, hard work, responsibility, charity, and seeking after all forms of real truth. Although lacking a hierarchy and coordinated leadership, independent households connected in a loose-knit community can form a robust base for trade and mutual defense.

Church Groups: The void of hierarchy can often be filled by a local church of your choice, if it is conservative and aware of the threats. Mainstream churches are never aware. Historically churches have been very conservative and the hub of every community—a rallying point even for those of different faiths. Church buildings and clergy, if they have made preparations, can also be the distribution points for help and aid in a crisis while shielding the donors from view so people can provide charity without becoming a target. A wise church can also help the community follow the core Christian principles of truth and good judgment that are in line with the inspiration from God, so important for living and working together well in hard times.
 
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