I think it was the pessimist anti-philosopher, Emil Cioran (1911-1995), Romanian anti-philosopher, author of books like. A Short History of Decay (1949), who dismissed mainstream philosophers saying, that what would they know, being decadent, they have not suffered. If he did not say that, can I be attributed that saying? Anyway, that went through my mind when reading an email sent to me, no internet URL, on why Leftists will not survive the coming collapse, by Brandon Smith. The reasons are lack of mental toughness, coming from over-civilisation, being made weak from creature comforts that have decreased physical and mental resilience. As well, there is an anti-prepping mentality based upon believing the government will save one, surely the most foolish belief of all time, for governments have killed more people than even the deadliest viruses. But, I fear many, if not most conservatives, and I have the likes of Donald Trump in mind as a write, will fare little better if say an EMP event occurs. I found my favourite Black doomster, Angry Prepper good on this: