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==Survivalist==

==Survivalist==

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 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 Napolitano]].

Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of [[homestead]]ing, investing, [[economics]], [[debt | debt elimination]], [[self-ownership|individual sovereignty]], [[homeschooling]], [[permaculture]] along with traditional survivalist concepts like [[primitive skills]] and military tactics and [[strategy|strategies]] combined with a 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 on the following concepts:

* [[Threat probability]]

* Threat probability

* [[Impact scale]]

* Impact scale

* [[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:

Unlike survivalists 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>

<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>