Monday Missive – Hypocrites

Author: danielkilburn 2022-12-06 0 Comments

Hypocrites, is the world full of them?

So what is a hypocrite? Hypocrites are easy to spot. They’re the ones who set their eyes on one thing, only looking away when it comes time for them to judge you – or someone else! These people have got some double standard going that’s just confusing as all get out because there isn’t any logic behind what they do,.

Now in some ways, this is natural. We all apply different standards to different people based on our upbringing, education, financial status, or whatever we want to call it. Sometimes is right, and sometimes wrong.

I am pondering this concept because of several conversations I have had recently. As you know, my vision is to protect our children from the emergencies and disasters that will come into their lives. My mission is to prepare the family so they can protect themselves.

For the longest time, FEMA has been conducting the National Household  Survey on Disaster Preparedness. And for many years, it has hovered between 30 to 40% of the population who has done anything to prepare themselves and their family for emergencies.

The 2022 national household survey states that of the respondents, 45% of the adults are prepared for disaster. This is a self-assessed questionnaire. Generally speaking, this means that we are better prepared than we were last year and better prepared than we were the year before.

One thing I find very interesting here is that of the people I have personally surveyed, that number is much lower. And looking at the actual data in the survey demonstrates that the vast majority of respondents have a plan (41%) but have done very little to actualize the plan.

Go here to see the data yourself: https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessConnect/s/article/Results-from-the-2022-National-Household-Survey-on-Disaster-Preparedness.

The conversations I had with people earlier this week revolved around fearmongering. How people, in general, will refuse to do something unless it scares them so bad and the chance of losing something is so dire that they feel like they need to take action to prevent it. Many purveyors and people in the disaster management industry are just like that. They are fearmongers who will tell you how bad the world will be and how bad life will be. So buy their knife and defend yourself from the zombie hoard, or you need to buy their backpacks so you can hike out of town and go Into the wilderness to protect yourself. Neither option is valid or usable under most circumstances. Amazon Ring is a very good example of fearmongering for profit.

In my conversations, I was offered the opportunity to embrace my controlling fearmonger for fun and profit. And I cannot do that. There is a way to prepare without fear, a way to teach our children in a fun, enlightening, and educational way. By embracing communications and resiliency, we are developing the leaders of tomorrow.

Til next time

“Be Safe”

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