I haven't been following all of your precious metal/Silver posts, so I don't know who is mocking you or for what reason. I would say however, that I wouldn't put all of my eggs into that basket. I'm not sure if even owning precious metals would help that much in Venezuela. I do know that in the US under FDR, the government did ban the ownership of gold for awhile.And people here mock at the idea of owning precious metals as a financial reserve.
Since you follow Venezuela, and I am sure other historical authoritarian governments, you will know that the government doesn't just sit by and let people enjoy the fruits of their labor. They are very creative in their use of legal power to block people from being able to use their assets, and often are very effective at stealing those assets.
I think that one can include precious metals as part of their preparedness (although I would strongly warn against going into debt for it), but I wouldn't stake my whole future on it. I am very concerned about how the word "hoarder" is used today to refer to crazy or selfish people. I knew somebody from Belarus in the former Soviet Union, and he related that the word hoarder was used to describe someone who might have an extra bag of potatoes. Also, he noted that the people were so psychologically conditioned to hate hoarders that most of them would prefer that that hoarder of a bag of potatoes get his just punishment, and turn him in, rather than to force him to share in order to keep quiet!
I apologize for not remembering your id, as the one who called the welfare office. I guess at 65, my brain is going a little soft. That being said, I do remember that there was a conference talk last October (I'm sure your younger, sharper mind will remember who gave that talk) targeted at over zealous preppers. It kind of said steadily follow all of the guidance of the Lord's prophets, and to not get too zealous about any particular idea.
1) Pay tithing
2) Get out of debt
3) Store a years supply of food, clothing and fuel
4) I would add learn good skills like gardening, food preservation and how to fix and repair things
I think after you have accomplished the above, if you have a burning desire or testimony to take it further into storing precious metals, or building steam engines and having machine tools (guilty) that is fine, but keep things in perspective!
Regards,
George Clay