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Spirko calls himself a [[Modern survivalism|Modern Survivalist]] and claims to have coined the phrase as well. His assertion is that all humans are at their core [[survivalist]]s as they all seek to [[survive]]. [[Modern survivalism]] differs from the conventional concept of [[survivalism]] or [[preparedness]] in that it does not turn away from modern [[technology]], rather it simply seeks to create [[redundancy|redundancies]] for when technology fails.
Spirko calls himself a [[Modern survivalism|Modern Survivalist]] and claims to have coined the phrase as well. His assertion is that all humans are at their core [[survivalist]]s as they all seek to [[survive]]. [[Modern survivalism]] differs from the conventional concept of [[survivalism]] or [[preparedness]] in that it does not turn away from modern [[technology]], rather it simply seeks to create [[redundancy|redundancies]] for when technology fails.
Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of [[homesteading]], investing, [[economics]], [[debt | debt elimination]], [[self-ownership|individual sovereignty]], [[homeschooling]], [[permaculture]] along with traditional survivalist concepts like [[primitive skills]] and [[military]] [[tactic]] and [[strategy|strategies]] combined with a [[Bill of Rights|Constitutional]] [[libertarian]] perspective. Spirko has been called ''the face of the modern survival movement'' by media personality [[Judge]] [[Andrew Napalitano]].
Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of [[homesteading]], investing, [[economics]], [[debt | debt elimination]], [[self-ownership|individual sovereignty]], [[homeschooling]], [[permaculture]] along with traditional survivalist concepts like [[primitive skills]] and [[military]] [[tactic]] and [[strategy|strategies]] combined with a [[Bill of Rights|Constitutional]] [[libertarian]] perspective. Spirko has been called ''the face of the modern survival movement'' by media personality [[Judge]] [[Andrew Napolitano]].
Spirko also bases his methods very highly on the following concepts:
Spirko also bases his methods very highly on the following concepts:
* [[Commonality of disaster]]
* [[Commonality of disaster]]
* [[Normalcy bias]]
* [[Normalcy bias]]
Unlike survivalist who make dire predictions about the imminent destruction of society, Spirko takes a more pragmatic approach:
<blockquote>Plan for disaster in the following order of priority – Personal-Localized-Regional-State-National-Global. Despite the real possibility of a true economic melt down or catastrophic terrorist attack or some other major global disaster the most probable “disaster” for any individual is personal. Loss of a job, loss of a family member, a fire or localized weather event are the most probable threats to impact any individual. So plan and prepare for those first, then continue to build going forward.[http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/articles-by-jack/modern-survival-philosophy-2]</blockquote>
==Permaculture Teacher-Gardener-Farmer-Businessman ==
==Permaculture Teacher-Gardener-Farmer-Businessman ==