Either way, the only way out is through. We have a slim chance of it being better, and a good chance of it getting bad. Very bad.
It’s going to break; it’s a matter of how. I, for one, at not optimistic. At least not in the short term.
My grandma, bless her 98 year old heart, talk about this often. Most people truly don’t have a clue just how ugly it can be.
Personally, I’d rather have secession, and control forced back by the local level. I’d rather have the opt-out than the destruction. We really… really… don’t want destruction. Most revolts fail, and are quietly backed by the folks who take control as soon as the peasants do the dirty revolt work for them.
As a rule, civil strife (e.g. revolt, revolution, civil war excluding actual invasion by an enemy) tends to produce a worse outcome than whatever was the status that existed before.
I hear you, we are in a pickle. It's unavoidably true that the current blind juggernaut pharma/government/corporate/media turds are on tap 24/7. Combine that with a vulnerable/stressed/ill population, stir and bam, self sustaining mierda.
Seems folks like Daniel Schmactenberger, Nate Hagen, The Dark Horse Duo, Charles Eisenstein & others are deep into the conversation. The general idea as I understand could start with Kettering's “A problem well stated is a problem half solved."
The idea being if we hash it ALL out looking for the underlying dynamics, we might be able to see worthy responses to what lies ahead. But it seems like most of the talking heads I've been listening too agree we have a STEEP climb ahead.
Perhaps so. But whenever someone says this, I always think of Leonard Cohen's prophecy:
"You're not going to like what comes after America."
Either way, the only way out is through. We have a slim chance of it being better, and a good chance of it getting bad. Very bad.
It’s going to break; it’s a matter of how. I, for one, at not optimistic. At least not in the short term.
My grandma, bless her 98 year old heart, talk about this often. Most people truly don’t have a clue just how ugly it can be.
Personally, I’d rather have secession, and control forced back by the local level. I’d rather have the opt-out than the destruction. We really… really… don’t want destruction. Most revolts fail, and are quietly backed by the folks who take control as soon as the peasants do the dirty revolt work for them.
Ugh, not today. Lol. I need to work.
As a rule, civil strife (e.g. revolt, revolution, civil war excluding actual invasion by an enemy) tends to produce a worse outcome than whatever was the status that existed before.
I hear you, we are in a pickle. It's unavoidably true that the current blind juggernaut pharma/government/corporate/media turds are on tap 24/7. Combine that with a vulnerable/stressed/ill population, stir and bam, self sustaining mierda.
Seems folks like Daniel Schmactenberger, Nate Hagen, The Dark Horse Duo, Charles Eisenstein & others are deep into the conversation. The general idea as I understand could start with Kettering's “A problem well stated is a problem half solved."
The idea being if we hash it ALL out looking for the underlying dynamics, we might be able to see worthy responses to what lies ahead. But it seems like most of the talking heads I've been listening too agree we have a STEEP climb ahead.
Peace
I despise what has become of our America. I see great hope in decentralization, with free markets in every area including education and medicine.