Dossier anglais

Survivalism

Problématique : Pourquoi le monde du survivalisme ce développe t’il tellement ? 

Introduction

Survivalism is a term that refers to the activities of certain individuals or groups of individuals who are preparing for a disaster (natural disaster, economic crisis, health crisis, etc.) on a local or global scale, or even a potentially cataclysmic event (ecological collapse, nuclear war, alien invasion, etc.) or more generally to a collapse of industrial civilization.

Survivalists prepare by learning survival techniques and medical basics, storing food and weapons, building atomic shelters, or learning to feed in wilderness or hostile environments.

The movement emerged in the United States in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Cold War. 

Origins

In the 1960s, in the United States, inflation and devaluation prompted some personalities to advise people to prepare. In 1967, an architect, Don Stephens (en), began to popularize the idea of a survival necessity.

In the 1990s, the year 2000 bug gave a second life to the survivalist mainstream. The events of September 11, 2001, and the war on terrorism have revived the fear of imminent disaster with just as much force as it did in the 1960s and 1970s. The earthquake of 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean accentuated the phenomenon as well as the financial crisis of 2007-2009. 

The concept

The survivalist prepares according to the anticipated situation.

The most important preparation is for an event that affects us individually, such as:

an accident (road, domestic);
a fire at home;
a burglary;
an attack;
A situation of isolation in nature: The Stroud, sometimes referred to as a survivalist expert,6 is the most publicized Canadian representative.
Then come local events, affecting a limited area, for example as a result of bad weather or social unrest:

Electricity, gas or water cut;
Breakdown of food supply channels;
Breakdown of public services (more police, firefighters, etc.);
Natural disasters (tornadoes and hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, flooding 

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