I wonder if prepping/survivalism could be partly a reaction to the lack of civil defence in the western block. If the government fails to give you a fallout shelter, you have to make one yourself. For comparison, my country used to have an extensive civil defence program throughout the cold war, and prepping on the other hand was almost …
I wonder if prepping/survivalism could be partly a reaction to the lack of civil defence in the western block. If the government fails to give you a fallout shelter, you have to make one yourself. For comparison, my country used to have an extensive civil defence program throughout the cold war, and prepping on the other hand was almost unheard of before 2020.
Also, I noticed you wrote "Which is to say, these were not "bunkers” in the Prepper sense. They are not meant to be occupied for long periods of time, they are not meant to be self-sufficient."
I doubt preppers mean to do those things either. A "prepper bunker", as far as such a concept is meaningful, is generally just a fallout shelter. Long-term bunker living is a thing only in fiction.
I wonder if prepping/survivalism could be partly a reaction to the lack of civil defence in the western block. If the government fails to give you a fallout shelter, you have to make one yourself. For comparison, my country used to have an extensive civil defence program throughout the cold war, and prepping on the other hand was almost unheard of before 2020.
Also, I noticed you wrote "Which is to say, these were not "bunkers” in the Prepper sense. They are not meant to be occupied for long periods of time, they are not meant to be self-sufficient."
I doubt preppers mean to do those things either. A "prepper bunker", as far as such a concept is meaningful, is generally just a fallout shelter. Long-term bunker living is a thing only in fiction.