I should also say how to make a slum in a few easy steps. I thought this was helpful and insightful about one families struggle to make a life out of chaos and what happens when your world gets turned upside down. Its also helpful to think of this in light of groups like Antifa and such that are calling for this type of anarchy. The true cost of social upheaval and social upheaval played out on normal people, just like many said who really paid the cost of Ferguson?
What I found interesting is this advice adheres very closely with survivalists training and recommendations.
This didn't have to happen, it didn't have to be this way. They dont care about you or your family what they do care about making the most of a bad situation so dont be a victim.
What Civil Unrest Is Really Like: We Survived The Ferguson Riots
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-27/what-civil-unrest-really-we-survived-ferguson-riots Don’t think it could NEVER happen to you. We lived in a small town surrounded by wonderful people. I would never have dreamed in my wildest nightmares that we’d be enveloped in civil unrest of any magnitude, let alone that magnitude.
Being ready for the unexpected is a MUST! I have a friend who asked me why in the world she should keep items together (like a BOB or Grab-and-GO bag) in case they had to evacuate. Sure she lives on the Florida peninsula, but they always have some notice before a hurricane, right? This is why. You never know when you literally have five minutes to be out of the house before unrest of one sort or another reaches you.
Learn to use social media to your advantage. During the whole situation, Twitter was our best friend. We would stalk Twitter and more specifically #Ferguson on Twitter. What we saw either could keep us in our house or evacuate us at a moment’s notice. If we needed to leave the house, we always checked #Ferguson on Twitter. We would be able to see where the protests were and which was the safest way out of the city.
Having items that you keep in your car all the time is VERY helpful in case you ever need to leave quickly. We keep various tools, foods, drinks, first aid kits and more in our family vehicle. You never know when having them in your car is the difference between you having something and you having nothing.
Watch for the effects that stressful situations may be having on your children. Learn to notice the differences and do what you can to mitigate what they are going through. If you can’t actually stop what they are going through, then do what you can to help them have a sense of normalcy in the midst of it. For us, routines helped. It was also helpful to learn where we could go that was safe so that our children could get out their energy. Extra time with parents and extra snuggle time with those children who need it is also vital.
