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   From: ltlee1@hotmail.com   
      
   One democracy of one people or Type 2 "End of History"?   
      
   "IMLAY CITY, Mich. — Jerry Katich says he’s “locked and loaded.”   
   ..   
   “I’m ready for anything to transpire, whether it’s an EMP going off,”   
   said Katich, 67, referring to an “electromagnetic pulse” event like a   
   nuclear attack, “or World War III.”   
   ..   
   A private Facebook group that he founded, Michigan Preppers, has nearly   
   18,000 members, up from about 8,000 since the Covid pandemic. He   
   attributes the growth to a feeling of turmoil during President Joe   
   Biden’s term.   
      
   Uncertainty fueled by global wars, months of protests, rising costs and   
   another presidential race — with the specter of the Jan. 6, 2021,   
   Capitol riot and now a second apparent attempted assassination of   
   Republican nominee Donald Trump — has “preppers” like Katich especially   
   vigilant.   
      
   “If Trump isn’t elected, I’m thinking we’re either looking at a   
   military   
   coup or we’re looking at a second civil war,” said the part-time steel   
   company worker. “It won’t happen right away, but it will take time to   
   formulate.”"   
      
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/election-fears-ig   
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