[Homestead] Teamsters endorse Obama
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Sat Feb 23 08:54:49 EST 2008
On Feb 22, 2008, at 9:08 PM, tom wrote:
>> Certainly a far more localized and diversified economy is superior in
> terms of resilience and overall stability as far as the lives of the
> 'average' person are concerned.
I need facts on that. Food stability and security is greater when the
source is spread more broadly. Think garden failure. Think the great
potato failure in Europe. If we choose to rail at globalism we might
start with out recent ancestors who left their caves and huts and
crossed an ocean.
Localism is important in terms of energy use and community health. I
see globalism as the inevitable result of free enterprise and
resultant free trade.
> Most 'homesteaders' seem to be drawn
> to an ethic of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, for a number of
> reasons- not least ethical ones and for a desire to create a more
> secure existence for themselves. Why should not the same ethic apply
> on the scales of community, state, country?
"Should?" When I see "should" I get nervous and want to look out the
front window to see if the pamphleteers are here. Homesteading barely
works for a very small number. It is impossible on a national scale.
The motivation for modern homesteading is based less on ethics and
more on economics, space and freedom. We live more simply than the
masses, but we freely pick and choose advanced technology. Indeed,
this homestead list is possible only because of advanced technology.
Take a deep breath and inspect your computer for country of manufacture.
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