tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post1802221085456163307..comments2024-03-28T05:59:04.687-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Independence vs. dependencePatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-12845799892026898192012-07-01T01:11:40.588-07:002012-07-01T01:11:40.588-07:00In 2005 Katrina brushed past NOLA. It hit southern...In 2005 Katrina brushed past NOLA. It hit southern Mississippi. And the people in NOLA cried for help. 30 days later Rita hit Louisiana. And the people in Louisiana banded together and got things done. In 1803 the US bought Louisiana and the Isle of Orleans. New Orleans is not really part of Louisiana. Two different types of Frenchmen settled the two different parts.Can you guess which part my family settled?Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860838967252569985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-40670292737881721712012-06-30T19:51:16.413-07:002012-06-30T19:51:16.413-07:00In Russia, a friend who lives in Odessa on the Bla...In Russia, a friend who lives in Odessa on the Black Sea told us they make everything they need in each urban area. They have shoe makers, clothing manufacturers, home builders, food processors, etc. because they don't have the rail systems, semi-tractors or the highways to connect the towns. They have to be self-sufficient.<br />When Katrina hit Louisiana, everyone cried for Uncle Same to come in and 'fix' everything.<br />In North Dakota (I believe) an area hit by a terrible blizzard lost power and people were isolated. They had no electricity or a way of getting out of their homes to get food or heating. So the neighbors banded together and took care of each other. There was no looting, murders, rapes or vandalism. And no calling on the Federal Govt. to come in and rescue them.<br />When the troubles really hit the fan, those who can take care of themselves will be the ones who survive. The ones who can't, will attempt to loot, pillage, rape and vandalize their neighbors. Folks better learn to raise some food, repair their homes and become more pioneer-like or when the cells towers and technology fail, it's going to be anarchy.Auntie Ennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806452144630774578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56680799083431117872012-06-28T13:48:24.399-07:002012-06-28T13:48:24.399-07:00Interdependence in a community is the cornerstone ...Interdependence in a community is the cornerstone of civilization and is, itself, key to survival. Even the pioneers who built their own houses were not mining and forging their own nails and horseshoes, building their own gristmills, etc. Even nomadic hunter-gatherer societies had specialized weavers, animal breeders/trainers, tool makers, doctors, etc. I see that the problem is so many of us are specializing in skills that are useless without three and four generations of technology to give them value. (not just electricity, but computer/internet/cellphone/microchip/superconductor/fiber optics, etc). Further, the means of production for those basic necessities are also dependent on multiple fragile layers of technology, and centralized to locations far from the people who need them. We trade money and information instead of skills and goods, so our civilization has little resilience.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57988758834411593282012-06-28T04:39:25.138-07:002012-06-28T04:39:25.138-07:00I've always wanted to do things by myself and ...I've always wanted to do things by myself and wanted to be able to do things that are not so common knowledge anymore. That's how I found your blog even from Finland. You can find pretty much information in Finnish but when you expand to English speaking territory, there's a lot more stuff and often very different approaches. So your blog has been very interesting and informative even though I suppose I'm never going to go that much into "self-sufficiency". It's also good that you live in a climate that's close to us here in southern Finland so many challenges are similar to ours.<br /><br />We've built a new home to countryside and that's been very educational (I did significant part of the house by myself). Now we are creating a garden from scratch so there's lot to learn and do.<br /><br />- JaakkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60679533041376817492012-06-27T20:14:54.608-07:002012-06-27T20:14:54.608-07:00I'm one of those odd people that like to raise...I'm one of those odd people that like to raise and shear sheep. I prefer felting to weaving, though.SwampWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395051552137680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-12515832612434339002012-06-27T17:16:49.191-07:002012-06-27T17:16:49.191-07:00amen. aint that the truth..amen. aint that the truth..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48674232474254038572012-06-27T10:10:05.702-07:002012-06-27T10:10:05.702-07:00Yep. Nuff said.
Just MeYep. Nuff said.<br /><br />Just MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-33612144463969456362012-06-27T07:47:23.247-07:002012-06-27T07:47:23.247-07:00Too many people have no true usable skills anymore...Too many people have no true usable skills anymore. When things collapse, they will have nothing to offer to the community effort for survival. They will either have to learn fast, or die slow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com