I do not have a ham radio, but I have some friends in the emergency services business that do. I think I will talk to them about that. If the fairness doctrine quashes talk radio and most do not migrate to satellite radio, then we will need a network for freedom of speech. I agree about getting strong both mentally and physically. However, I wonder if a medium layer of fat might be a good idea to survive. After all, that is how humans survived during the ice age. Getting medical taken care of now is a good idea, because under Obama there will be long lines. Maybe old fashioned docs will go back to bartering for service. I do not see your thinking as classical Freudian defense mechanisms, but I do see a lot of these ostriches evidencing a lot of denial and projection. I think genetically, people with some degree of anxiety live longer because they do not sleep so soundly they do not hear the sabre tooth cat coming for them. I liked the movie “Red Dawn”. Maybe that scenario is still not out of the question, but substitute Cubans with Chicoms. Now who is paranoid?