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Tuesday, November 10th, 2026, 1:19 pm

‘Be Ready’

They tell people to hoard food and water

stockpiling; Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch

Typically it would be called “paranoid”, but not when it’s merely following government advice.

Some months ago I was told this is meant to lessen the panic in case of wars and other major events.

After the panic (or by postponing the panic), and after people run out of food (and/or water), they’re already too tired and dehydrated to be engaging in some kind of uprising.

So it’s about security for the government, not directly for the population.

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