permaculture

[Bob Waldrop <bob@bobwaldrop.net>]

I think when it comes to politics in these not-so-united States these 
days, it's important to remember the "places to intervene in a system."  
In political terms, the place where us peons have the lest influence is 
the federal, and the higher we go, the less influence/impact we have.  
The place to intervene when it comes to politics starts at the 
neighborhood level.  I came up 179 votes short in my campaign for City 
Council last year, but I carried every precinct in the Ward except for 
2.  The two I lost were the upscale neighborhoods who turned out for the 
incumbent. The precincts where I won were the working/middle class 
neighborhoods.  So I intend to run again next year. My opponent spent 
$125/vote. I spent $5/vote.

The ward has 77,000 residents. Only about 1300 voted.

So there's places where permies can make a significant impact. But its 
not in Washington, DC.

When it comes to our national politics, the place to lay your cards is 
"collapse".  I don't believe the United States government as we know it 
will exist 50 years in the future.  Investing in that level (emotional, 
political, whatever) is a losing proposition.

Bob Waldrop, Oklahoma City, http://www.ipermie.net, "Still $1.99! 2,000 
copies sold".