Land of the Wolves: Surviving in the New World Disorder

I’ve watched the movie “Sicario” countless times and it’s always impactful. It’s not just an action drama movie about the drug wars going on at the Mexican & America border. It’s about how people cope with the violence and try to survive it. 

Near the end of the movie, the anti-hero Alejandro tells the FBI agent: 

“You should move to a small town where the rule of law exists. You will not survive here. This is the land of the wolves now.”

So many among us are blind the breakdown of law and order around us. I write this in San Francisco, in a place where basic law is not enforced due to stupid progressive left policies driven by zealotry and stupidity. And usually by wealthy trust funders who don’t even live in the city. This is happening not just in SF but also LA as well as other cities like Portland, Seattle, Chicago among others. The result is increasing crime and lawlessness that is open on the streets. 

Unfortunately the crime, violence and disorder in Mexico shown by the Sicario movie is spreading across the USA. Add in a recession and the rising wealth inequality + racial tensions & insane lack of border control, this will be further exacerbated. America will become more like Latin America and South Africa: rising crime coupled with a big massively growing private security industry. It will get worse before it gets better. 

So if you live in a city, you need to have good environmental awareness wherever you are in the USA. Never walk around with earphones, blasting music or losing yourself in your phone. Keep your eyes open and trust your gut if you feel something is off around you. Especially if you see or sense strange unusual people around you. And of course, don’t carry around too much cash. 

It’s become even more important to learn self defense and even carry a weapon. I recommend having a tactical metal pen or monkey paw with you. It’s just pure self defense that you can use to hit an attacker. Mace tear gas spray and a whistle would probably be useful too. 

Get to know your neighbors and look out for each other. Join a neighborhood watch. 

I’d also stress having and building financial independence. Have resources. In this day and age it’s become even more critical to have money. Money for private security, and if you are extreme, even a private military company (PMC). Money for electronic alarms. Money for weapons. And money to make sure you aren’t ever put in dangerous situations or environments. 

The USA is still going to be the best place for business and to make your fortune in. But as I said many times, it’s going to be a bumpy ride the rest of this decade.