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| − | '''YOYO''' is an American [[slang]] expression for "you're on your own". It is popular in the [[preparedness]] movement and among American [[military]]. It implies that during an [[emergency links|emergency]] or [[threats]], there is nobody who will take care of your [[family]], or in the military case your fellow [[soldier]]s, then each other. Thus, it pays to "[[be prepared]]" in advance of the [[balloon going up]], [[SHTF]] or [[TEOTWAWKI]]. | + | '''YOYO''' is an American [[slang]] expression for "you're on your own". It is popular in the [[preparedness]] movement and among American [[military]]. It implies that during an [[emergency links|emergency]] or [[threats]], there is nobody who will take care of your [[family]], or in the military case your fellow [[soldier]]s, then each other. |
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| − | ==Be Prepared Since "You're on Your Own"==
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| − | Conservatives don't live in the [[pollyanna]] unicorn fantasy [[utopia]] world of the [[Teacup Generation]] progressives with their unquestioning belief in [[gun free zone]]s, [[ammunition control]], [[gun control]], [[Obamunism]], [[ObamaCare]], and [[Social security]]. Hence, we conservatives like to follow the pragmatic sage guidance of the Proverbs quote above and be [[prudent]] by doing our best to foresee [[threats|danger]] and approaching [[tyranny]] in advance and [[preparedness|take precautions]]. Whereas, the [[wishful thinking]] liberal [[entitlement mentality]] "[[sheeple|simpleton]] goes blindly on and suffers the consequences" by hoping that the [[Nanny state]] or the [[:Essay:Anti-self-defense movement|progressive]] [[police state]] will take care of their every need. Conservatives understand the importance of [[family]] and community, yet they know the military slang expression [[YOYO]] ("You are on your own"). When [[big government]] crease to provide [[Essay:Systems of support|essential services]] such as [[firefighting]] and [[police]] department protection, and when utilities no longer provide [[water]], [[sanitation]], [[power grid|electricity]], and phone service -- then "YOYO".<ref>24 {{Template:James_Wesley_Rawles_glossary_authorized_quotation}} 298</ref>
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| − | * [[Preparedness]]
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| | * [[Survivalist retreat]] | | * [[Survivalist retreat]] |
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| − | ===Other Related Articles=== | + | ===Other related articles=== |
| | * [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]] -- According to [[Thomas Jefferson]] it is as the final deterrent against potential [[tyranny]] of [[Big government|government]] | | * [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]] -- According to [[Thomas Jefferson]] it is as the final deterrent against potential [[tyranny]] of [[Big government|government]] |
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| − | * [[Essay:The Politically Corrected Firearms and Second Amendment Glossary]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles: Firearms]] - buy [[Precious metal]]s (that is [[Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]])
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| − | ==Bibliography - Further Reading==
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| − | * [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], ''Tools for Survival: What You Need to [[Survive]] When You’re on Your Own''. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2015. Released December 30, 2014, 368 pages, ISBN-10: 0452298121, ISBN-13: 978-0452298125, [https://www.amazon.com/review/R2CUQ89CXOYB48 Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Tools-for-Survival-Audiobook/B00QFUC7BE [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452298121 [[Amazon.com]] Paperback]. Glossary: Page 306.
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| − | * [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], "[http://survivalblog.com/glossary A Glossary of Survival and Preparedness Acronyms/Terms]". [[Idaho]], [[American Redoubt]]: [[The Survival Blog]], No publishing date listed.
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