Wounded combat veteran Teddy Daniels has drawn much attention to himself, and he has become a somewhat controversial figure. There are several aspects of Teddy Daniels, and his name has been associated with “scam.” This appears to be due to survival products he has been introducing, and the question remains whether these products are a scam, legit, or somewhere in between. So let’s go through Teddy Daniels’ various offerings (Operation Blackout, Famine Fighter and Final Famine).
A Preface:
Before we dive into the specific offerings, I want to provide what appears to be a recurring theme in Teddy’s message, which aids in the view that what he’s offering is a scam. He embeds his personal politics into his marketing message, and it actually undermines the accuracy and even the potency of his argument. I will explain this in further detail below. Furthermore, Teddy Daniels’ offerings have bonuses/extras, so you’re investing into more than just an e-book, or food supplies.
Operation Blackout/Last Blackout: Scam?
Teddy Daniels’ Operation Blackout: How to Survive 365 Days of Darkness is a book that explains how to survive 365 Days of Darkness. It’s worth noting that with the purchase of Operation Blackout, buyers also receive two additional e-books (The Invisible Survival Garden and How to Turn your Home into an Impenetrable Fortress).
In any case, Teddy’s marketing message becomes highly political as he blames escalation with Russia as Joe Biden’s fault for aiding Ukraine. His message is that China is the enemy, not Russia. This is known as an either-or-fallacy, as both countries present unique but separate challenges. And another way of viewing the ‘Russia problem’ is that NOT aiding Ukraine would only embolden Putin to push even further West into actual NATO countries.
Regardless of where one stands on aid to Ukraine, the Russian push West amounts to an escalation regardless of who is to blame. Furthermore, Teddy Daniels claims to “know” that the US blew up the Nord Stream Pipeline. This is pure speculation as other actors would have an interest in doing this and allowing the US to take the blame as ‘the obvious culprit.’ But this serves as yet another opportunity for Teddy Daniels to score political points (against the Biden administration).
Why it doesn’t matter
Here’s the rub, regardless of who did what and who is or isn’t at fault, we really are seeing an escalation around the world. Russia wants Ukraine, China wants Taiwan, tensions in The Middle East have escalated with The Israeli response to Hamas.
Furthermore, an actual HEMP attack isn’t the only event that can take down our power grid. Cyber attacks (which are becoming more common) can have the same effect.
For that matter, a solar flare could do the same thing.
Lastly, Operation Blackout’s value doesn’t depend on an event that results in 365 Days of darkness. How about a couple of months of darkness? Even a few days? Our lives are so dependent on electricity that we don’t realize what even a week without electricity would do to us.
However, Daniels’ message is so intertwined with his political message that he inadvertently ends up downplaying the value of Operation Blackout: How to Survive 365 Days of Darkness.
Final Famine and Famine Fighter: Scam?
So what about Daniels’ other signature offerings, both of which are geared to protecting Americans from a prolonged food shortage? Final Famine is a book that describes how to survive a prolonged food shortage, and with it comes The Red Dragon Report, which lays out several threats to American food security.
Famine Fighter, on the other hand, is an emergency food package that people can buy in case of a prolonged food shortage. The packages range from one week to one year. With the purchase of Famine Fighter comes both Final Famine and The Red Dragon Report.
China’s Food Threat
Now, Teddy centers on the threat of China’s purchasing of American farmlands and, once again, turns it into a political argument. What he’s missing is that it’s not just China; other nation-states are purchasing American farmlands, as are oligarchs like Bill Gates.
And that’s just the beginning, we’re already seeing the world’s grain shipments affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our global food supply chain is so vulnerable that single events (as we saw with COVID-19) can seriously disrupt food allocation.
Furthermore, increased global temperatures are resulting in a less stable climate for agriculture. The world is fed through a handful of bread baskets, and a heating planet (regardless of the cause, the effect is the same) is making agriculture less stable and predictable.
Teddy Daniels: Scam Artist or just overly Political
I argue that it’s the latter. Teddy hyperfocuses on his political message that he ends up underselling the value of products like Operation Blackout, Final Famine, and Famine Fighter.
