I have to wonder sometimes about the timing of everything. I don't mean the collapse / troops coming home etc as separate instances but the collective picture.

The collapse, in my opinion, is the market predicting something quite large. What if the bailouts are more like a payout before there is no physical market left?

The markets I've been playing in for the past 5 years have collapsed long before this. The funny thing is that the volume of purchases in the resource stocks now are out to lunch. I'm down a good 73% from the highs, but breaking even in a time when the stocks I hold should be 1000+% out of necessity and a rush for bullion etc. It all makes no sense.
If I put 2 & 2 together I get 3. The markets are predicting something alright.

Scary times for sure. But the troops deployed home are very good people with the best intentions and I think they are expecting unrest of the sort we can't yet understand or see right now. There could very well be a segment of society that will uprise, riot and hurt a lot of innocent people. I really do believe this. Once the craziness begins I think it will all seem clear who the perceived threat is. Think LA riots multiplied by 10 or so. All of the more oppressed segments will have nothing to lose. Especially the unprepared.

When the SHTF, lay low and fortify. Be prepared for a good month or so locked up in your own little pieces of calm. You should develop a "buddy plan" and not reside alone for a while when the SHTF. I think we will all wish the military was in our neighborhood when the mobs are out. Seriously, I do think there's an element of truth and need to all of this. With beans, noodles and water don't forget items you can use in your defense. Though I don't think residential areas are going to be the victim in all of this. Better safe than sorry I guess.

Here is a twist. Banks fail and people don't react at all in a negative way, instead love and compassion starts to show itself again.

Troops are order to patrol streets, but people show no anger or resentment. Now what?

Nothing in Columbus,Ohio yet. Somehow I think they will wait for the bill to pass or to fail and depending on the public's response, they would deploy at 3 am to be in place when most people woke up tomorrow.

If that is their intent.

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The impression I have about this brigade is that it's under orders to immediately response to a crises anywhere in the US. I really don't think u will see it marching down the street in front of your house unless your street is targeted by someone, something, or whatever. please get a grip! the gov is fearmongering and this ATS site continues to fear monger. and if troops come down the street- just what the hell are you going to do about it? nothing. as it should be. but if they do barge into your house- you have a right to defend yourself- so til that time, just get a damn grip on it.--

A friend of mine was once told that he wasn't happy unless he was sad. That turned out to be true. I just think there are some people that aren't happy unless they're worried.

One day it's portable prisons, the next it's FEMA coffins, the next it's American troops being deployed to keep us all in check.

Why doesn't anyone take the Army at their word as to why this brigade is deployed here? An emergency response force. What about that is so hard to believe? They're here to HELP us, not enslave us. People whine and complain about the troops being overseas and that they need to be brought home. Now they are, and this is what comes of it.

Why is that so hard to believe?

I actually don't think it is all that hard. Some people just aren't happy believing that.

Fett, you do know that the news of the brigades coming to the US was taken right out of a US MILITARY SIGHT???

It is real. It is not made up. Having said that, i will report you now to mod for not playing "nice" and poking fun at people.

Have a good day

wow seeing the military in your homeland is a big deal?

I used to see loads of trains full of tanks etc when waiting for my train in Bielefeld. This was back in 2005/2006.

Unsuprisingly it didnt intrest anyone and I see nothing has happened here in Germany, so go figur...

I also felt no need to post about it as this is something normal in the real world outside your door.

The way I see it, I would rather they train here and be ready in an emergency than not train to prevent people from freaking out and not be ready if something catastrophic happens. Katrina anyone? No one was ready for that one and look at what happened. I see nothing wrong with them having field/ training exercises state-side in towns so long as they don't block traffic.

edit to add: Obviously I wouldn't want anyone civilian or not to be harmed during these exercises, but figured I should probably say so before the most paranoid of us tries to say otherwise.

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Quick question for all participants: How many of you have or are building emergency kits?

Originally posted by Dr. Horrible
Quick question for all participants: How many of you have or are building emergency kits?

Been there done that. Not just for things like this, but any natural or man-made disaster. Prepared to defend my family, as well.