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In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control

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Aretha's Survivalism

"Survivalism to me always seemed like a really seductive lifestyle. If you want to feel like you have control over something and you can't control lots of the other aspects of your life," she says. "I wanted to talk about that again from a black perspective ... I think it's an American value, not necessarily a universal one."

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