Woodpile Report: "Food As A Weapon"

This week's Woodpile Report has some lengthy commentary on the history of food being used as a weapon of war and political oppression, and warns about the same possibility should a civil war break out in the United States. An excerpt:

     The ruling class already treats middle America as this century's Untermensch. Nothing is off the table in a civil war. Seizing the nation's food would be an obvious move. Expect them to deploy troops to secure big ag and the necessary transportation facilities, destroy anyone who got in their way and terrorize potential troublemakers. But there's a limit to even the deep state's resources. Prudent survivalists in the far hills wouldn't warrant their attention, they'd be more likely to trade shots with desperados than find themselves in a firefight with regular forces.

     Food is the indispensable survival prep. At minimum this means a secure long-term stash of high calorie food sufficient to outlast the initial violence and privation without relying on resupply. Call it a year, maybe two.

He has some advice and words of caution for anyone planning on more than a family sized prepper group or enclave. Read the whole thing.