Everyday Rules for the Survivalist, #1: Trust Your Instincts

Why would you trust someone else's instincts instead of your own? Has the weatherman/woman really had a consistent record of correct predictions? Not likely. Don't allow yourself to depend on these people who feign expertise because, more often than not, your instincts are more reliable.

FYI - This rule is not limited to meteorlogical judgement. Your instincts can have as broad of an application as you let them. Gazelle often employs this rule in a myriad of interpersonal situations, while I most enjoy this rule's applicability to navigational conundrums.

Everyday Rules for the Survivalist

1. Trust your instincts.
2. Maintain hydration.
3. Secure the perimeter.
4. Adapt, remain calm, and readapt.
5. Play to win.

Write these down. Make flashcards if you must.

Surviving McCain's Conspiracy

It has recently come to my attention that John McCain is taking over the world. My international and domestic sources confirm that this is true. How is he doing this you may ask? Well I have the proof here for you today. SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES! My sources tell me that the McCain family has invested the remainder of their considerable fortune buying up all the crosswalk push-buttons of America...

Take a Look.

By buying these simple devices that the American public sees and uses every day, they are being secretly influenced on a subliminal level to vote for John McCain. There is nothing the American people can do but resist as strongly as possible the inexplicable urge to push the button labeled McCain at the voting booth, just as everyday we push the button labeled McCain to cross the streets of America. This ingenious plot may result in yet another election fiasco. This time, instead of the voting machines being manipulated, we find the American people themselves are the ones tampered with.

STAY VIGILANT AMERICA!

Mission Statement

The Survivalist Manifesto represents the refusal to accept the current status quo of fear as a political and commercial tool. We know that, as human beings, survival carries great instinctual and intellectual weight. Empty and exaggerated claims by the media, the government, and many corporations try to threaten that survival in order to provoke a desired action from the masses. We resent this manipulation and have chosen to offer up an alternative.

We will decide what it is we are afraid of and prepare accordingly. This will instill confidence to replace the fear, thus limiting the cycle of fear permeating our society. That which we are told to be afraid of is entirely unrelated to the actual degree of danger that we face.

The current political climate, though overrun with double-talk and cronyism, allows political agendas (mostly fear) to be easily propagated via the wide variety of media outlets. It may be necessary to remind everyone that the media lies, exaggerates, and sensationalizes to such a degree that it's difficult to find actual journalism out there. The lying, though irritating, is hardly the most disturbing part of the media's relationship with the public. The consistency of fear mongering and propaganda on our daily television and radio waves causes more and more fear to brew amongst the people. People who are so incessantly afraid are easily manipulated. Therefore, we at the Survivalist Manifesto choose to ignore what we are told to be afraid of and choose our own fears. Then, we decide the best courses of action in preparedness for our own fears and can make better choices.


It would please us a great deal to hear of readers already adept enough at critical thinking, which is something of intrinsically great value. Most likely, these critical thinkers can already discern fearful things from those that are not. If this describes you, please feel free to use this blog as a thought provoking forum on the subject and we will gladly entertain all constructive criticisms on our manifesto.

If we lost you at "the media lies, exaggerates, and sensationalizes to such a great degree," please see the Daily Show for anecdotal evidence.