Open floorplan, granite countertops, bomb shelter?!

Wouldn't it be most excellent to be prepared for whatever may come, whatever that may be? Sometimes your humble correspondent thinks about those things. How would you be prepared for all the crazy stuff that may come along? Well, a nice place to live would be nice. Open floorplans are a big deal these days. Granite countertops are good, but quartz could be better -- ask your contractor.

The bomb shelter though...

There was talk about a year ago about North Korea nuking us. Yup. They've got the bomb. So does Iran. Comforting thought...

But that's probably not what may actually do you in. Probably not even the EMP they're working on that won't blow you up but will blow up your phone and by extension your Snapchat and Instagram accounts. The real problem will be the hordes of people who live in cities who really aren't able to take care of themselves without a local Whole Foods and Nordstrom's nearby to feed them and clothe them -- and a hairdresser to manicure manbuns.

The scenario looks a little something like the Walking Dead, except it's not actual zombie hordes -- it's generations of people who don't know how to survive for themselves. In its most basicness it comes down to the collectivist mindset (read: communist) that comes from today's political left. It's all about the group; acting for yourself, in your own self interest, is somehow evil and immoral. So if you live in the country and hunt every fall to fill your freezer with venison for the coming year you are evil. If you plant a garden and "can" a winter's worth of vegetables you are a terrible person who doesn't care about people, especially minorities and oppressed classes. (As an aside, canning is becoming a lost art. Few know how to preserve food in glass jars anymore.)

The whole "It Takes a Village" idea is a fake, fantastical, ludicrous dream. Throughout all of history people have survived and thrived alone, or with communities; by themselves, or together. The West was won by rugged individuals and by enterprising groups; the world was changed by many, and it was changed by one. But none of them were controlled by power hungry totalitarians who told them what to do, how, when, why, and while wearing what and eating and drinking what because they are the elite few who "know better."

Look it up. That's what libraries used to be for.

Things are looking good but tenuous right now. As a society we're teetering on the edge between uneasy continuance along a narrow path toward betterment, and total anarchic collapse courtesy of "progressive" collectivists who hate outliers and apostates.

So for those of you who live in big cities, good luck with the whole cannibalism thing. Your elite overlords love having you packed in close quarters where it's easier to control you. All of you. Easily. Out in the suburbs it's not as easy, and out in the country people still know how to take care of themselves -- and that means independence, individuality, freedom, and, yes, maybe even bomb shelters.