Ok, so we’ve done our situational awareness drill. And look–we’ve spotted Ruskies just a mile ‘yonder. What to do?

For todays’s DS I want to impart a little advice on getting armed. I firmly believe you should be at nearly all times.

This of course, has to be reconciled with circumstance, maturity and the ability to keep your wits when under duress. We don’t want to be another statistic that shows the danger of having a pistol in the house when the kids find it.

One of the most popular podcasts I had ever done (we lost our podcast channel for the time being) –a few of them have gotten Me compliments in public as I walked about–but this one actually had a woman pulling a speaker behind her in a wagon that was playing the podcast loud enough for others to hear–was on the subect of getting armed as well as how to delineate your enemies.

You have more than you think.

Although this material was originally created by Myself and for seminar attendees, I’ll go ahead and leak it again so that you have the ghist of it:

I want you to write down all of the organizations you can think of. It doesn’t matter what category they fall into. They could be religious, chess clubs, terrorists, national society of chemists–doesn’t matter.

Take 90 seconds (this is an abbreviated version and a quicker one) and jot down all you can think of.

I want you to itemize your hisotry. Meaning how old you are. What race you are. What religion you practice. Where you went to school. If you are affluent or not. Where your parents are from. Any political parties you are a member of. Where you vacation and what causes you donate to.

This part is a little more important so if you really want to get the most value out of it, take 5 or 10 minutes to jot down what you can come up with about yourself.

Lastly, I want you to write down how much you spend on weaponry. Acquiring it. Maintaining it. Practice, etc.

Got it? Okay. I thought today would be an easier day but maybe not, eh?

Ok, are we done? Make your lists and let’s go.

Finished! Good for you. Ok, now, among all of those organizations that you listed I want you to score them for beinn armed or reputed for being armed or perhaps “extra-judicial” in their dealings with others. Look over your list and score them.

So if you listed Jehovah’s Witnesses as one group you know of, you would score that as a “non”armed group.

If you listed ISIS or Shin Bet then you would obviously list those as “pro” for proactive, let’s say.

Now looking over you list, do you notice anything peculiar? How many of the groups that are armed are successful or enduring? How many of them are free from trouble that plagues other groups?

Jehovah’s Witnesses, for all of the entity it used to be when I was a kid growing up, (I was born in ’69.) is not anywhere near what it used to be. It’s riddled with pedophiles and other unsavory people. That was out of the question as I was growing up.

On the other hand looking at groups like Shin Bet which is now Mossad, I believe, is likely to be an enduring entity as well as affluent one. If you look over your lists you will probably find that this is the case. 

Perhaps a better way to state it is, Who will survive an attack and who will not?

Next, your attributes.

This is key. Among all of the traits you listed I want you to look at their counterpoint. That means if you are a Republican then your counter would be the Democrats. If you’re an American then your counter would be China. If you’re vegan then your counter would be people who hate vegans and veganism. If you’re a hacker then your counter would be FBI. If you’re If you’re African then your counter would be those who discriminate against them. If you’re 65, then your counter would be the conmen who call the house trying to bilk you out of your social security money.

Do you see? You can even see enemies coming before they get here. Using a list like this you will see far more potential enemies then you ever thought you had.

And as I say the only thing that keeps them from you right now is time and opportunity. So watch it. Every once in a while fate will slide that window open and a big, harry arm will reach through there for your head or the door handle trying to get in.

Lastly, how much do you spend on weaponry? Anything? Did you know that there were no police prior to the late 1800’s? They were created on accident. Originally they were slave patrols. Over time they morphed into what they are today, slave patrols.

j/k Seriously, how did mankind settle their differences for the past jilliion years prior to the late 1800’s? You settled them yourself obvioously. That means you relied on family, friends, and a six shooter on your hip.

If you look at the charts you will notice that the USA starting around the late 80’s i think, began to grossly outspend other countries on weaponry. For all it’s punching power, it is a dynamo to contend with at just 5%^of the world’s population. We are affluent. Just like the entities you listed in the first category.

You want to get mugged? Be mugg-able. That’s what security experts say get’s you mugged. The mugger has to believe he can take you.

You want respect? You pull your knife when someone gets to close and won’t stop advancing.

BTW, there is a little more to this then just carrying a weapon. You need to know the rules and when you can and cannot pull a weapon. I ran into a guy who was giving Me trouble at nightime very aggressively outside of a Subway restaurant one day. He had his hands in his pocket and he looked at Me and smirked as if to say, What the fuck?

Sensing trouble, I told him to get his hands out of his pocket as he was walking towards Me. He refused but kept walking for Me. I flicked My knife out. He wasn’t impressed. He got closer with his eyes fixed on Mine when I made a teep (That’s a forward kick in Muay Thai. Like when you walk up a flgiht of stairs, and no, I’m not trained in Muay Thai.) into his abdomen that he wasn’t expecting which knocked him backwards onto his butt.

I immediately towered over him barking profanity and warning him to never come near Me again and to stay put. In the meantime I had folded away the knife. But I also had to figure out what to do with him.

A few seconds later,  he began to get up. I told him not to do that and then I took a couple of steps back and then I launched a kick  to start Superbowl XIII or whatever number they’re on into his face.

His head rocked around on his shoulders and he was out for the count, so to speak. A big gash was bleeding from his cheekbone. Women and men nearby began to hit Me with their purses and throw cups of Dr. Pepper at Me hoping it would make Me stop. Wouldn’t be the first time that has happened, either.

And that My friends, is the correct way to handle yourself if you carry a weapon.

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