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Originally Posted by Cd
I think common people associate " militia " with a small group of armed individuals .
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Not exactly. Militias are a group of civilians training part time for military purposes.
The word is derogatory anyway so I wouldn't recommend using it. It's generally used as a term for a rabble of poorly trained civilians. The National Guard is considered a regulated militia (hopefully that gives you a hint to it's popular meaning).
In other news, pictures are nice. Probably doesn't need any words really.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Also known as 'Preppers'. You do have an extra can of beans on the shelf, don't you?
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That is something else entirely. Preppers are preparing for some major event or disaster. Preppers take preparedness to apocalyptic levels though. Usually involving buying a piece of property in the mild of nowhere and preparing it for extended self-sufficiency in the case of a global/national disaster.
For example if hypermilers are crazy to "normal people," Preppers are off the deep end probably living under a hill in a bunker talking to moles.
