His main (and best) point is that piles of weapons and security won't save you in the event of a survivalist catastrophe. Relationships will, if anything does. Some people like @thrillhill have a natural almost EASY ability to just draw people to themselves and form these kinds of "people pods" (I am still slack jawed at the gift he has for this. I have mey others like this but I don't think he realizes what a unique person he is in that respect). This type of "hub" that allows people to unite, cooperate, mutually support, defend, encourage, embolden and overcome problems is going to be the number one thing that keeps us from utter despair. Cormac McCarthy in "The Road" was almost boring when he talked about the mass suicides of "survivors." ln a truly bleak environment (if we go there), I had rather have a bible and a network of friends than all the ammo, seeds, and gee gaws I can imagine. The thing might be to find an existing web of relationships and see if you can integrate. The most obvious and ubiquitous example of these relationships are GOOD churches. I say "good" because not all are. Some are snooty social clubs. Some are pot banging showbiz centers of sparklers and entertainment. Some are smooth running examples of what I call "Jesus, Inc." and some are retreads of the mindless left who adopt (or bend to) every trendy fad that comes out of society. There are other examples aplenty of the church as an institution which will be swept away in a serious societal event, and frankly the society will be better off with them gone. The good ones, what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called "little platoons" are NOW swapping and coordinating resources, helping each other in need, providing friendships and encouragement and support. They are out there, but sometimes hard to find. It is also true that IN the good ones, you will be confronted with what is an "anti survivalist" mentality which states that you only really save your life by renouncing all claims to it, and if that is not offensive to you, then you aren't really hearing what it says.
Anyway, the author states (without stating overtly), that obsession with SELF is the thing which has pushed our societies to the breaking point, and people are taking that raw selfishness into prepping with them, guaranteeing their own destruction. It is a serious point that really needs considering, imo.
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