Terrorism is on the rise, government inefficiency and duplicity continues upon its historical path, worldwide economies are out of control and nobody really knows what's holding them together. In my opinion, survivalism is the only logical, sane, and attainable hope for the future of the species. Survivalists keep the core traits alive that have allowed mankind to conquer the planet. Survivalist-type people will be the first to colonize new planets, if we ever get off our duffs and decide to do so. Survivalists are not only the embodiment of the past, they are the best hope for the future.
Survivalists are never fatalists.
Survivalists never give up hope and they never stop trying. A survivalist knows that setbacks are inevitable, yet conquerable, and knows that success and survival only goes to those with the will to succeed and the will to survive. Survivalists are the dreamers and the discoverers, the inventors and the innovators, the builders and developers. Survivalists are the very foundation of all societies, past, present and future.