Grid Down Scenario
Surviving the Central Banks
In my first post, I brought to your attention the dangers inherent in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC’s) and their imminent arrival. If you haven’t read the articles posted there, now would be a good time to check them out.
This week is a return to the topic but in a broader sense and stretches to fill more of the space for which this substack is intended. When i started learning the function, history and reality of the Federal Reserve my worldview changed immensely. It is not easy knowing hard truths, but it’s better than living a lie. We’ve been lied to and robbed for generations. This knowledge, by itself, is ALL the red pill anyone with a right mind would need.
The Federal Robbery System
“Everything predicted by the enemies of banks, in the beginning, is now coming to pass. We are to be ruined now by the deluge of bank paper. It is cruel that such revolutions in private fortunes should be at the mercy of avaricious adventurers, who, instead of employing their capital, if any they have, in manufactures, commerce, and other useful pursuits, make it an instrument to burden all the interchanges of property with their swindling profits, profits which are the price of no useful industry of theirs.” –Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814
Social Credit Scores and CBDC
Once a CBDC is implemented, the issuer <insert your favorite totalitarian state here> has complete visibility on every purchase. This financial surveillance has been used to shut down a person’s access to public transportation and even private bank accounts based on an individuals behavior. China’s social credit is notorious for the former and Canada notorious for the latter. In such cases, the government has decided that behavior dissenting from the approved narratives warrants punishment.
What happens when one loses approval of their masters and have no money, no access to public service? Certainly, it’s a personal crisis that affects not only the individual but the family. What can be done?
SHTF
You have no money, no transportation and, being a dissident, you have little hope (nor desire) to appease the rules and rulers set upon you to gain relief. Exploring this scenario is a bit extreme, but it has become clear that our Luciferian overlords plan this exactly. They expect that either you will succumb to thirst and hunger and submit or simply perish in your non-compliance. The plan is to have humanity “own nothing and be happy.”
At this point, we have witnessed the most massive “lockstep” in history with global lockdowns and mandates imposed with no logic nor respect to human rights and dignity during the #COVID1984 operation that went live in 2020. Public pushback notwithstanding, i have seen no evidence that such power will relent. In fact, it has already been cemented in U.S. “law”
As a dissident, with no money and no food, you will starve and so will your family. This is why I advocate strongly for working towards a #ParallelEconomy, networking locally and being fucking PREPARED.
Parallel Economy
Preparation before initiation of a CBDC is paramount. There are several approaches to the problem and i recommend using a combination because when SHTF all bets are off and we are in unfamiliar territories. The FIRST thing i recommend is to have a personal supply of necessary goods to survive first contact. Secondly, tradeable goods you can barter. Thirdly, some sort of precious metal with which you can trade. And possibly, though this is the outlier in my opinion, decentralized digital currency like Bitcoin.
Personally, i have begun work in every aspect. Bacon, Beans, Bullets and Silver are my absolute “go-to” at this point in time. I have dabbled and i do hold digital currencies, though i do have my doubts about their actual viability. Our Luciferian overlords have powerful and nefarious means of surveillance and deterrence for digital monies available to them - right now. That is not to say that your physical assets will not be at risk as you try to protect and transport them. This is why i have all those angles in play. Having multiple asset types is certainly an advantage. If one type does not work, then you can simply skip to the next.
A big concern is sustainability. What will you do if you are “out of the system” and have no income? You MUST find a way to produce something, anything. If you have land you can protect, grow a garden, chickens, whatever is within your means. Skills are HUGE. If you can fix it, repair it or build it, you will ALWAYS be able to gain some form of currency, barter goods or trade value. This part is probably the MOST important. Learn how to build, repair, purify water, grow food and in some way make your damn self useful.
In case of natural disaster (or unnatural government false flag or worse…) one should prepare for at least a week of survival “off-grid.” Suppose there is no power and no water/electric available to you? One should have at least a week’s supply of food and real a plan to acquire or purify water, daily. Plan well enough to feed and hydrate yourself and family members. This is a wise move even if you ONLY plan for a natural disaster such as earthquake, tornado, hurricane, etc. But honestly, that is NOT what the goal is here. Still a wise move for ANY person. A week gives you time to assess the circumstances in which you currently occupy and, if necessary, need to move out quickly in search of security - “bug out.” It is important to note you really NEED to plan for such a relocation. Identify near, mid-range and far destinations where you can seek shelter and, minimally, fresh water. Water will ALWAYS be a major priority. One can go without food for weeks. Without clean water, after a week or so, the human body will simply fail, depending on the circumstances. Don’t forget how important water is for HYGIENE!
Barter is very important. If you have extra food stuffs, ammunition or tools (knives, saws, etc.) then you will have an edge on survival just a bit longer until you can attain a more sustainable situation - almost always through networking or advance planning. Here i would also advise a stash of hygiene items like soap, toothpaste, natural herbal remedies and the like. You’ll need those and so will everyone else!
Pistols and rifles! I also HIGHLY recommend you attend to your possession of firearms and ammunition. Acquired NOW, you have barter items, a means to hunt game for food and the obvious self-defense capability against those who would do you harm . An extra box of ammo might be the difference between you an eating for a day or two. Selling an extra rifle or pistol might feed you and yours for a week! Note of importance, it is critical that you train with your firearms so you do not make more trouble than you started with.
Do not neglect basic first-aid. IFAK kits, salves, bandages, sutures, etc can be crucial in desperate times. Additionally, a large stock of such has barter value. Furthermore, medical and first-aid knowledge is INVALUABLE to YOU and any potential like-minded community. Stock up on herbal remedies as well.
Stacking silver coins! Historically speaking, silver has been a unit of trade for THOUSANDS of years. I believe, after first contact, if you can join or establish a network of like-minded individuals this could be THE primary unit of trade in a parallel economy. I would like it to be so. However, what i like and what will be are unfortunately not always the same. It CAN work. It has for thousands of years. I prepare accordingly. Additionally, if the means are available to you, get gold. That might be useful for larger purchases, but if you need a tank of gas and a sandwich. an ounce of silver (or two) should suffice.
Silver Money
Be advised, the “Powers That Be” may try confiscate your precious metals. In the past, jewelry was immune from such. Take that as you will.
Gold Confiscation
An important note: At first contact in a massive grid-down SHTF scenario, and for some time thereafter, people CANNOT eat silver and gold. Have a stock of food and water available, as well as means to gain or produce such!
It IS possible that digital currency may be of some value once the dust settles down. I recommend buying an informed selection of such and saving in a cold storage device. I can’t wholeheartedly recommend such, but if you have the means, it may be of some value. Who knows? I have that angle covered personally, at least in small part. I, for one, have given up hope on investments in the stock market or digital currency, but i do hold some and i would “like” to see this work. But in any event, i have prepared to survive for weeks on end in an absolute “grid down” scenario and i recommend EVERYONE take such measures.
To summarize, surviving the #GreatReset requires planning. Plan for relocation, stock up on necessities, stock up on resources according to your means and bring something (skills) to the table when you have no physical resources left.
Don’t forget your BACON!
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Good post, thank you. Personally I think silver is extremely under-valued and suppressed by globohomo so it is not seen as an alternative to fiat. This is an amusing way to look at it, but comparing the price of silver to the historical cost of prostitution shows it is undervalued 144:1: https://i.ibb.co/Pjg44xc/a111.png
Good collection. Cross-posted it. It seems to me that it could fill volumes and will still remain incomplete, if for no other reason, because one has to adjust to the changing circumstances and must rearrange priorities accordingly all the time.
I have also tried to collect ideas from readers and elsewhere for some time. Here is my first attempt from last July (the comments are more important than the article):
https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/practical-survival-strategies-over
And my second attempt from last November:
https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/do-you-have-a-getaway-plan
In general, there a lot to prepare for. How to circumvent the CBDC from last November:
https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/circumventing-the-cbdc
Here are a few more recent thoughts:
Some silver, yes, but I wouldn't bet on it. My neighbors would come for my stocks well before govt goons, but whatever would be left, will be taken, so secret storage spaces would be necessary well before the SHTF. Showing even the tiniest signs that you have reserves will be dangerous even after that. For bartering, yarn and needles will be worth a fortune, much more than gold or silver. Survival skills and pre-industrial skills, ditto, but I doubt there are too many blacksmiths hanging around and without them, it's back in the Stone Age. Paper, fabric, tools (esp. for carpentry, spinning, and preparing hides), firestarters, raw materials (esp. metal), weapons, ammo, and the list is long. Ensuring potable water will be difficult, if not impossible, because even rainwater will likely be tainted. A good karstwater spring or an artesian well nearby might take care of the problem. As the survival bunkers pile up storage for five years, I assume that five years of supplies is all one needs.
Firepower can also make a difference, but only if at least 10-15 skilled people participate and cooperate. Urban living will not be possible.
Only a few will make it, and I don't expect to be among them.
Still, survival makes no sense, unless it is in perspective. Why would anyone want to survive? Is it an animal instinct or something more? That depends on the person.
As far as I can see, living off the grid in extremely uninhabited areas by twos or threes (count in the dog for infrared satellite images) is the best chance, but that's something hardly anyone can accomplish. The good news is that it will be "only" about five years. I'm not sure what will come after that, but there is a good chance that the survivors will be left alone.
Ultimately, it will depend on the person and the circumstances. Being prepared for several scenarios is a good idea.