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Oh I think we all wish to go

Richard Day — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:47:17 +0000

In reply to Frontier House

Oh I think we all wish to go back to Lake Wobegon...

"where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average." .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/16/garrison-keillor-retiring_n_836678.html

Better off with others than

cmaukonen — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:18:48 +0000

In reply to Is there really much point in

Better off with others than going it alone. Humans figured that one put a long time ago.

Is there really much point in

EmmaZahn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:14:33 +0000

In reply to Frontier House

Is there really much point in being one of the few who follow his advice when they will be up against the very many who don't. What is happening in Mexico between the drug cartels now will seem tame in comparison to what will happen if these disaster predictions come true.

As I mentioned, I met

Donal — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:33:41 +0000

In reply to Frontier House

As I mentioned, I met Bartlett at his Peak Oil conference. He represents a primarily rural district, and comes from a rural background, so I doubt he advocates moving to suburbs or gated communities. Instead I suspect he wants a return to conservative, farm-country values which probably aren't that different from the sort of self-sufficiency you espouse.

Do I think everyone can move back to the country? No, I think he's appealing to a limited demographic of white christianist conservatives like himself.

Thanks for the link to the

Beetlejuice — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:12:23 +0000

In reply to Frontier House

Thanks for the link to the series. Sounds like something can I watch a few times over.

One thing I do know about living in the country, most all city-slickers aren't prepared for taking care of the simple things in life...where do you find a constant source of clean water, how do you dispose of your sewage properly so it doesn't contimanate your raw food resources in the fields and what to do with the trash you generate. Very simple tasks except when you're on your own, then they're big issues that have to be dealt with constantly on top of your daily food and shelter needs as well as preparing and stocking up for the coming winter. I think those are some of the many reasons why people moved to the city to begin with.