I've started to be reminded of a documentary I saw 20 years ago about Southern moonshine culture. You'd hear through word of mouth that someone had a still and sold shine, you'd go over there, put some money in a tree stump, walk away and do something else for 10 minutes or so, then when you returned to the tree stump there was a jar of moonshine waiting for you. If you put out good product the local sheriff would tip you off before raids so you didn't get caught or your still destroyed.
I suspect there is going to be a lot of that sort of informal economy in every aspect of society. If you're not allowed to go to the grocery store, then maybe you know a farmer and he just sells you meat or produce. Or you grow your own food. Can't go to a restaurant? Well one of your neighbors does "BBQ Thursday" and always cooks extra for friends and family. Bring a side, some beer, or some cash.
The first thing that needs to be done is to setup self-sufficient systems outside government control; people are afraid to act because they think the state keeps them alive.
This also builds support groups in an approachable way, rather than trying to find a bunch of guys looking to burn down legislatures or what have you.
But another part of me wants to band together with a group of like minded people and get things done.
I share this sentiment. Shit's bad and I'd like to make some sort of effort to correct the course we're on since I know I'm not the only one who sees trouble on the horizon, but everyone around me is determined to look the other way.
This is the thing. Part of me would love to move to the middle of nowhere and shut out the world. But another part of me wants to band together with a group of like minded people and get things done.
Why not both? Coming from the middle of nowhere, to the coast, and back again, I can tell you that most people outside the major metropolitan areas don't really think about Covid all that much. You still have mask policies in hospitals and airports but even those are sometimes ignored.
Nobody gets tested when they have the sniffles so there are no "alarming" number of cases. Not many are getting or plan on getting vaccinated. Most people are just out living life like always.
The problem becomes, no one has a plan for when those types of policies are more forcefully imposed. You can openly air grievance against the mainstream narrative without too much fear of rebuttal. But because of that freedom, many assume it will always be business as usual.
The thing is, they are half right. The system needs to be destroyed but then salt mixed in with the ashes and the whole thing abandoned. I know it's hard to imagine life without a boot to your throat buy it's possible to go for a generation or two before things get bad enough again. The problem is we wait to many generations to reset the cycle.
The leftists indoctrinated their kids and sent them to infiltrate positions of power. Over 30 years those kids took over the schools, media and government, not to mention technology giants.
We need to do the same thing except our kids need to learn the fundamentals of democracy and push for them constantly.
It won't be dramatic, or soon, but if we can re-take the institutions with generations of kids who prioritize freedom over safety we can recover.
I've started to be reminded of a documentary I saw 20 years ago about Southern moonshine culture. You'd hear through word of mouth that someone had a still and sold shine, you'd go over there, put some money in a tree stump, walk away and do something else for 10 minutes or so, then when you returned to the tree stump there was a jar of moonshine waiting for you. If you put out good product the local sheriff would tip you off before raids so you didn't get caught or your still destroyed.
I suspect there is going to be a lot of that sort of informal economy in every aspect of society. If you're not allowed to go to the grocery store, then maybe you know a farmer and he just sells you meat or produce. Or you grow your own food. Can't go to a restaurant? Well one of your neighbors does "BBQ Thursday" and always cooks extra for friends and family. Bring a side, some beer, or some cash.
Yeah, I like this.
The first thing that needs to be done is to setup self-sufficient systems outside government control; people are afraid to act because they think the state keeps them alive.
This also builds support groups in an approachable way, rather than trying to find a bunch of guys looking to burn down legislatures or what have you.
I share this sentiment. Shit's bad and I'd like to make some sort of effort to correct the course we're on since I know I'm not the only one who sees trouble on the horizon, but everyone around me is determined to look the other way.
Why not both? Coming from the middle of nowhere, to the coast, and back again, I can tell you that most people outside the major metropolitan areas don't really think about Covid all that much. You still have mask policies in hospitals and airports but even those are sometimes ignored.
Nobody gets tested when they have the sniffles so there are no "alarming" number of cases. Not many are getting or plan on getting vaccinated. Most people are just out living life like always.
The problem becomes, no one has a plan for when those types of policies are more forcefully imposed. You can openly air grievance against the mainstream narrative without too much fear of rebuttal. But because of that freedom, many assume it will always be business as usual.
That is called insanity.
The thing is, they are half right. The system needs to be destroyed but then salt mixed in with the ashes and the whole thing abandoned. I know it's hard to imagine life without a boot to your throat buy it's possible to go for a generation or two before things get bad enough again. The problem is we wait to many generations to reset the cycle.
I think it's actually the opposite.
The leftists indoctrinated their kids and sent them to infiltrate positions of power. Over 30 years those kids took over the schools, media and government, not to mention technology giants.
We need to do the same thing except our kids need to learn the fundamentals of democracy and push for them constantly.
It won't be dramatic, or soon, but if we can re-take the institutions with generations of kids who prioritize freedom over safety we can recover.
You shouldn't always do what you think is right. That's how we ended up with 75.3 genders and marshmallows lecturing us about Covid
We should do what God calls us to do. Begin with prayer.