Group's can succeed because they are communal. The survivalist idea of an isolated compound does not work. Because the larger group of people who can work together will out man you. The best survival strategy is to make friends with your neighbors. And to be in a town and city with less territory to control. Ethnic communities can do this kind of thing really well.
Re:Nuclear War Survival Skills (1987)
by themaninthedark on Saturday September 11, 2021 @02:02AM
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I was thinking about the sort of people who tend to create small communities out in Montana, not the modern preper movement. But a quick search shows me that the prepers have several forums and communities and the advice I saw was that you should form a close group of diverse talents and that there is safety in numbers, just be choosy of who you count in your number.
Your local groups will probably consist of:
Religious groups
Groups centered around politicians
Scouting groups
Survivalists
Law enforcement groups
Military groups
Gangs
Each of those groups will be vying for control of limited resources with varying degrees of violence.
For the average person, all they will see is a rapid decrease of the average lifespan. The leaders who make it to the top will do everything in their power to keep themselves and those who they favor at the top.
I think a good example of this is North Korea, Afghanistan or any of the other Middle East countries where the government collapsed and there was not a single clear leader.