The Boston terrorist attack - five rules from Commander Salamander

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Excerpted from Commander Salamander:
In case you're wondering, here are a few things that are marinating in my nogg'n.
  1. Don't let others get away with, "Can you believe .... " type comments. We are at war, there will be more bombings, and not just by Islamic terrorists. Since I walked out of diapers we have had bombings from everyone from Communists to Eco-terrorists, to neo-naziesque wackjobs (CEN). The CEN attacks will be the exception, as we are in for at least a century of Islamic bombings regardless of who is in office and what their policies are. The weaker we are, the more bombings we will receive - but we can't stop them all. Accept it - and remind your neighbors.
  2. Anyone from any part of the political system who tries to use such events for tactical gain should be shamed and shunned. I don't care who they are. Ditto journalists.
  3. Any politician that once again uses terrorists attacks as an excuse to take away individual liberty should be shamed and shunned. I don't care who they are. This nation does not exist to be a police state.
  4. Think about where you live and where you go. If the event is something that even remotely from an international POV breaks above the news ambient noise - have a plan. If wearing your red hat you would make a strike where you are - have a plan. Brief your friends and family that if anything should happen, no reason to be dramatic you can simply say "if we get lost or thing get weird", have a plan on how to communicate and where to meet. Primary, backup and ready spare. Have a plan.
  5. Don't stress. Odds are, we will all go to our grave having a very ordinary uneventful life. You only get one run around the track, enjoy it.
The Federal Government has never been able to protect you when something as gruesome as this happens. Big central planning never works. Your key thing is to be personally responsible for the safety and well-being of yourself first, your loved ones (family and household) second, your neighbors third and your community fourth. If you lose your life trying to save someone, you have deprived the community of your skill-set and resources. This training is a great start: Community Emergency Response Team There is good follow-up training after that...

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