Democracy My Ass

WTSHTF, things will be much different that they are now. The prepared folks will be
deluged with people that never stored so much as a can of soup. Some of us prepared people have soft hearts, and will take in a few very close family members, or even friends.
And of course, some of these folks wont be happy with the situation. After all, they are used to glibly waltzing through life without a care in the world. Soon they will try to assert their own wills and become a leading force, because they think they are qualified to tell others how to do things.

I truly understand the logic of picking a leader, when a leader is needed. But I
also think that a crisis situation is no time for the election process.

I don't want to be a leader of anyone, ever.
However, among the members of this household, and the family outside of my
house, I am the only one that makes preps. And several of them know about it,
because I encourage them to do the same. But, they are sheeple, and can barely
run their own lives.

So, ATSHTF, I will not allow anyone to lead me in my home, where I am sure
several people will show up for help. This is not a democracy. It is a monarchy,
and I am the ruler of the realm. This is not up for discussion. If you enter, you
have accepted this as the law.

This is not because I possess greater wisdom. It is because I have long prepared
and calculated how to get through a crisis. I will not allow anyone to remove a
single item from storage. If I am careful, I can feed several people for a
decent period of time. If anyone can just grab and eat when they feel like it,
when mealtime comes, there may be missing items that are needed to prepare food
for the group. I know that adults can survive well on 2,000 calories a day, and
I can make good, balanced meals to equal that. To allow any interruption in the
storage will jeopardize the health of the group.

And, I have long considered the skill sets of the ones that will probably show
up. I have already figured how each one can be utilized to help the entire
household. This will be a contribute, or leave this house situation. I put this
responsibility on myself, and will accept no less from others.

These family members know me well, and I know them well. The only problem I
foresee is the "I will get to it" attitude. I do everything as soon as it needs
done. So, this is the only attitude I will accept from others. We will all be in
this together. The difference is, I know how to handle it, they don't. They
might not like the way I do things, but maybe I don't like them showing up for
help, when they never helped themselves, while they had the chance. Then, when
they have used up my resources, and I have nothing more to give them, they can
vote on a leader. But they can do it wherever they are, because it wont be here.
I can actually survive without them.

So, to anyone reading this that might find themselves in such good fortune of finding a
prepared benefactor, I have a word of advice~ be nice, sit down, shut up, enjoy the food, and do
whatever you can to help the household. Anything less could put you on the street, which
could lead to your demise.

Leader? Me? Hardly. But then, I am the best shot they have at continuing to
live. So, sometimes, we all need to stand down. Democratic voting may work in
certain situations. But there will be no voting here.
I will be the person that stands up and says "I will take care of things - we will
do things my way...or else".

Larry the Hillbilly