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'''The Survival Blog''' is the most popular [[:Category:Survivalism|Preparedness]] website on the [[Internet]] with more than 80 million unique visits since July 2005. It claims, "Since its launch in 2005, SurvivalBlog has been the Internet’s most popular daily blog on survival and preparedness topics."<ref>http://survivalblog.com/about</ref>  It is ranked as the fourth most popular survivalist blog based on its Alexa rating of 83,885.<ref>cite web|url=http://www.survivaltop50.com/|title Survival Top 50|accessdate=January 13, 2015}} (The Alexa website itself ranked it globally in 90,906th place as of January 13, 2015.)</ref>

'''The Survival Blog''' is the most popular [[:Category:Survivalism|Preparedness]] website on the [[Internet]] with more than 80 million unique visits since July 2005. It claims, "Since its launch in 2005, SurvivalBlog has been the Internet’s most popular daily blog on survival and preparedness topics."<ref>http://survivalblog.com/about</ref>  It is ranked as the fourth most popular survivalist blog based on its Alexa rating of 83,885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivaltop50.com/|title Survival Top 50|accessdate=January 13, 2015}} (The Alexa website itself ranked it globally in 90,906th place as of January 13, 2015.)</ref>

It has the tag line of: "The Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times."  SurvivalBlog has created a virtual "[[American Patriots|patriot]] prepper" community of people in a wide variety of disciplines, which is of course naturally from a [[Conservative values]] - [[Traditional values]] - [[American values]] - [[Small town values]] - [[Family values]] perspective.  There are very few [[liberals]] (particularly those of the [[Teacup Generation]]) interested in "being prepared" for any difficult times or circumstances. This is because most [[leftist]]s erroneously hope they can rely on [[Big government]]-[[Welfare state]]-[[Nanny state]] ([[Obamunism]]: [[Income redistribution]] of [[ObamaCare]]-[[Social Security]]-[[FEMA]]) due their [[entitlement mentality]] [[indoctrination]] primarily from the [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]] of the [[Public schools in the United States]] ([[Teachers' unions]]) and from the [[Hollywood values]], [[San Francisco values]] and [[Fashion industry values]] propaganda machines of the [[Mainstream media]] and its [[liberal media elite]]. Despite their differences, they all have an interest in preparedness and survivalism.  The blog has 1,441 pages of articles.<ref>SurvivalBlog Archive DVD 2005-2013. - http://survivalblog.com/archivecd Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref>

It has the tag line of: "The Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times."  SurvivalBlog has created a virtual "[[American Patriots|patriot]] prepper" community of people in a wide variety of disciplines, which is of course naturally from a [[Conservative values]] - [[Traditional values]] - [[American values]] - [[Small town values]] - [[Family values]] perspective.  There are very few [[liberals]] (particularly those of the [[Teacup Generation]]) interested in "being prepared" for any difficult times or circumstances. This is because most [[leftist]]s erroneously hope they can rely on [[Big government]]-[[Welfare state]]-[[Nanny state]] ([[Obamunism]]: [[Income redistribution]] of [[ObamaCare]]-[[Social Security]]-[[FEMA]]) due their [[entitlement mentality]] [[indoctrination]] primarily from the [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]] of the [[Public schools in the United States]] ([[Teachers' unions]]) and from the [[Hollywood values]], [[San Francisco values]] and [[Fashion industry values]] propaganda machines of the [[Mainstream media]] and its [[liberal media elite]]. Despite their differences, they all have an interest in preparedness and survivalism.  The blog has 1,441 pages of articles.<ref>SurvivalBlog Archive DVD 2005-2013. - http://survivalblog.com/archivecd Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref>

[[James Wesley Rawles]] ("JWR") founded the blog. Rawles is a [[Conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] New York Times best-selling [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] author who lives "Somewhere West of the Rockies." JWR is the most popular survivalist author (for both non-fiction and [[Survivalist fiction]] / dystopian fiction) according to both the [[New York Times]] and [[Amazon.com]] and is a former [[U.S. Army]] [[Intelligence]] officer and technical writer. He is now a full-time novelist and part-time blogger and [[Survivalist retreat]] consultant. He founded SurvivalBlog in 2005, and now serves as Senior Editor. Managing Editor, Hugh J. Latimer (“HJL”), handles day-to-day operation of the blog.  

[[James Wesley Rawles]] ("JWR") founded the blog. Rawles is a [[Conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] New York Times best-selling Survivalist author who lives "Somewhere West of the Rockies." JWR is the most popular survivalist author (for both non-fiction and [[Survivalist fiction]] / dystopian fiction) according to both the [[New York Times]] and [[Amazon.com]] and is a former [[U.S. Army]] [[Intelligence]] officer and technical writer. He is now a full-time novelist and part-time blogger and [[Survivalist retreat]] consultant. He founded SurvivalBlog in 2005, and now serves as Senior Editor. Managing Editor, Hugh J. Latimer (“HJL”), handles day-to-day operation of the blog.  

JWR is a Christian, and holds to [[Calvinism|Reformed doctrine]] / [[Reformed Churches]] [[denomination]]. He has adopted the determinist view of [[history]],<ref>"1. (Sociology) social theory that human activity is determined by [[geography|geographical]] conditions. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Geographical+determinism Accessed December 5, 2014</ref><ref>[[Jared Diamond]] states "Many human phenomena and characteristics – such as behaviors, beliefs, economies, genes, incomes, life expectancies, and other things – are influenced both by geographic factors and by non-geographic factors.  Geographic factors mean physical and biological factors tied to geographic location, including [[climate]], the distributions of wild plant and animal species, [[soil]]s, and [[topography]]." http://jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Geographic_determinism.html Accessed December 5, 2014</ref> and his view of [[economics]] is of the [[Fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] [[Austrian School of Economics]]. [[Political]]ly, Mr. Rawles is a [[Constitutionalist]] Christian [[libertarian]].

JWR is a Christian, and holds to [[Calvinism|Reformed doctrine]] / [[Reformed Churches]] [[denomination]]. He has adopted the determinist view of [[history]],<ref>"1. (Sociology) social theory that human activity is determined by [[geography|geographical]] conditions. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Geographical+determinism Accessed December 5, 2014</ref><ref>[[Jared Diamond]] states "Many human phenomena and characteristics – such as behaviors, beliefs, economies, genes, incomes, life expectancies, and other things – are influenced both by geographic factors and by non-geographic factors.  Geographic factors mean physical and biological factors tied to geographic location, including [[climate]], the distributions of wild plant and animal species, [[soil]]s, and [[topography]]." http://jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Geographic_determinism.html Accessed December 5, 2014</ref> and his view of [[economics]] is of the [[Fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] [[Austrian School of Economics]]. [[Political]]ly, JWR is a [[Constitutionalist]] Christian [[libertarian]].

==Survivalist subject areas include (in no particular order)==

==Survivalist subject areas include (in no particular order)==

* [[Disaster]] Preparedness (Both [[:Category:Natural Disasters|natural]] and [[:Category:Man-Made Disasters|man-made]] [[SHTF]]-[[TEOTWAWKI]])

* [[Disaster]] Preparedness (Both natural and man-made [[SHTF]]-[[TEOTWAWKI]])

* [[Self-sufficiency]]

* [[Self-sufficiency]]

* [[Christianity]] (I hold to Reformed doctrine and am a Five Point [[Calvinist]])

* [[Christianity]] (I hold to Reformed doctrine and am a Five Point [[Calvinist]])

* [[Contrarian investing]] (with a strong “[[hard money]]” [[precious metal]]s emphasis rather than [[National debt|debt-backed]] [[Fiat currency]])

* [[Contrarian investing]] (with a strong "[[hard money]]" [[precious metal]]s emphasis rather than [[National debt|debt-backed]] [[Fiat currency]])

* Survival Logistics (“[[Beans, Bullets and Band-Aids]]” - see [[Essay:Investing in tangibles]])

* Survival Logistics ("[[Beans, Bullets and Band-Aids]]" - see [[Essay:Investing in tangibles]])

* Survival Tools<ref>[[Tools for Survival]] - What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own. https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Survival-What-Survive-You%C2%92re/dp/0452298121, December 30, 2014, "In his earlier bestselling nonfiction book, [[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]], [[James Wesley Rawles]], outlined the foundations for [[:Category:Survivalism|survivalist]] living. In this book he details the [[tool]]s needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, [[Power outage|grid-down]] ([[blackout]]) scenario. Rawles covers tools for every aspect of self sufficient living, including [[Food preservation]] and [[Cooking]], [[Welding]] and [[Blacksmith]]ing, [[Timber]], Firewood, and Lumber, [[Firefighting]], with a strong emphasis on [[firearm]]s", Accessed December 7, 2014</ref>

* Survival Tools<ref>[[Tools for Survival]] - What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own. https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Survival-What-Survive-You%C2%92re/dp/0452298121, December 30, 2014, "In his earlier bestselling nonfiction book, [[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]], [[James Wesley Rawles]], outlined the foundations for [[:Category:Survivalism|survivalist]] living. In this book he details the [[tool]]s needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, [[Power outage|grid-down]] ([[blackout]]) scenario. Rawles covers tools for every aspect of self sufficient living, including [[Food preservation]] and [[Cooking]], [[Welding]] and [[Blacksmith]]ing, [[Timber]], Firewood, and Lumber, [[Firefighting]], with a strong emphasis on [[firearm]]s", Accessed December 7, 2014</ref>

* [[Hunting]], [[Fishing]], and [[Trapping]]

* [[Hunting]], [[Fishing]], and [[Trapping]]

* Offshore Options

* Offshore Options

* Quotes of the Day

* Quotes of the Day

* Odds ‘n Sods

* Odds 'n Sods

Survival Blog tends to use a lot of [[acronym]]s.

Survival Blog tends to use a lot of [[acronym]]s.

=== 2400 Words Quotes Authorized from SurvivalBlog.com Works===

=== 2400 Words Quotes Authorized from SurvivalBlog.com Works===

In general (for non-Conservapedia editors), Rawles, founder/owner of [[The Survival Blog]], has suggested 800 words seems to be a reasonable and commonplace [[Talk:Fair_use#Authorization_by_NYT_Best-Selling_Conservative_Christian_Preparedness_Author_James_Wesley_Rawles_to_use_.22up_to_3_Quotes_of_800_Words_Each.22_of_his_Writings_per_CP_Article|Fair Use]] except/[[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Attribution|quoting]] amount for [[Fair Use]] (See [http://www.survivalblog.com/provisos.html Important Fair Use Provisos]). However, for editors of Conservapedia, on December 30, 2014, he made a special authorization of 3 times that quantity saying "You are certainly welcome to use up to three quotes of 800 words each, in any of your wiki articles."

In general (for non-Conservapedia editors), Rawles, founder/owner of [[The Survival Blog]], has suggested 800 words seems to be a reasonable and commonplace fair use except quoting amount for. (See [http://www.survivalblog.com/provisos.html Important Fair Use Provisos]) However, for editors of Conservapedia, on December 30, 2014, he made a special authorization of three times that quantity saying "You are certainly welcome to use up to three quotes of 800 words each, in any of your wiki articles."

==Accessing the blog==

==Accessing the blog==