https://lettersfromflyovercountry.com/?p=210
Shorthand:
You are either a member of a bad-ass gang with political juice.
Or a victim of a bad-ass gang with political juice.
No other options.
Rwanda, multiplied times the former Yugoslavia.
On steroids.
PS: You really do need to obtain and implement the info in these books.
The final exam will suck enough, even with skills, provisions, and enough genuinely tough folks: