tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4215718876200011755..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: past future 5 of 5James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-78985411139971448922019-08-13T18:02:15.872-07:002019-08-13T18:02:15.872-07:00Less worse solutions.Less worse solutions.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34069550401145006312019-08-13T16:33:54.785-07:002019-08-13T16:33:54.785-07:00If you buy a low cost home such as a trailer, it m...If you buy a low cost home such as a trailer, it makes more sense to own it. People need to buy smaller houses if they like the idea of home ownership.<br /><br />Renting has problems too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-85751564742199608792016-08-09T08:07:25.559-07:002016-08-09T08:07:25.559-07:00Have to agree with James here, as my own anecdotal...Have to agree with James here, as my own anecdotal experiences would seem to confirm what he's saying as well. As an example, blacks will always see themselves as Africans, or “African Americans” first if you will. And it's always the same across all other demographics (with whites being the exception, and the only ones willing to throw their own under the bus to benefit other groups). To see this philosophy in action, one does not have to look any further than a high profile case such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial: <br /><br />You never met a black that thought he was guilty...<br /><br />And every single black in the country voted for Obama (okay, a grand total of 5 blacks in the entire country didn't, but you get my point) even so called “conservative blacks” such as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. Most groups are simply going to align more closely with others of their own, because it's the most natural thing to do. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32719646421131054252016-08-09T05:14:40.923-07:002016-08-09T05:14:40.923-07:00Fresh ideas are NOT what traditional societies acc...Fresh ideas are NOT what traditional societies accept, except military and not even then. There is a reason for that, as they are destabilizing.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23388745866122173502016-08-08T18:23:37.102-07:002016-08-08T18:23:37.102-07:00Nah, you need fresh blood of ideas as well as gene...Nah, you need fresh blood of ideas as well as genetics. You just have to be hard-line about it. These are our morals, these are our traditions and culture, don't like it or follow along at least mostly? Get out or die. You have a suggestion for a change? better only be one and you have to PROVE it is a good idea - not just that it sounds good.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-83260464500480043772016-08-08T14:04:23.183-07:002016-08-08T14:04:23.183-07:00So, given that traditional societies are uber-cons...So, given that traditional societies are uber-conservative as a survival mechanism, wouldn't it make sense to NOT be open to new ideas so as to negate the chance of what you describe in the last paragraph? If you let the camel get his nose under the tent...James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22310164071343878752016-08-08T07:08:08.846-07:002016-08-08T07:08:08.846-07:00Melting pot works. Worked for the roman empire, wo...Melting pot works. Worked for the roman empire, worked for the British empire, worked for the first little bit of the American empire - it even works in countries that are not empires (i.e. Brazil, Caribbean, etc.). <br />But a melting pot ONLY works when all minority ethnic groups are willing to give up most of their cultural baggage and feuds and embrace the ideology of the overarching nation - and the overarching nation is willing to accept some of the new groups cultural ideals while firmly stomping on the unacceptable ones (i.e. that red doors and other feng-sheui make sense to design your home or at worst makes you a little eccentric, but binding your girls feet or mutilating their genitals is NOT ok and will get you thrown in jail, out of the country or executed.),<br />New cultural ideas that work for the environment are a great thing to pull into your nation/tribe, and new genetic strains can be beneficial as well.<br />The conficts and problems come when the new minorities refuse to integrate or give up their cultural mores that are abhorrent to the majority (I am looking at you extremist Muslims!) no intermarriage, no accepting of the dominant cultural ideals or features (hello ghetto!) choosing to live apart for more than a couple of generations - then you guarantee a future conflict between the majority and the minority, and eventual civil war of some sort.<br />JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88666519817454438212016-08-07T19:47:44.173-07:002016-08-07T19:47:44.173-07:00seems like your glitch or mine has been fixed... f...seems like your glitch or mine has been fixed... for a long time I was not able to comment. (Months and months)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-73625903878834904402016-08-07T19:46:00.052-07:002016-08-07T19:46:00.052-07:00testingtestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-73386071190065288492016-08-07T16:09:50.305-07:002016-08-07T16:09:50.305-07:00He's a bit too optimistic for my tastes. And ...He's a bit too optimistic for my tastes. And a tad too plain vanilla. But thank you for the links and the thought.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19405725777354317692016-08-07T07:53:35.800-07:002016-08-07T07:53:35.800-07:00I think you'll dig this guy James. His name is...I think you'll dig this guy James. His name is James Altucher.<br /><br /><br />Why Self-Help Guru James Altucher Only Owns 15 Things<br /><br />“College, he says, is a waste of money. Although he graduated from Cornell, Mr. Altucher argues that the college degree has become a costly luxury in a world where millennials feel like debt serfs and entry-level professional jobs are scarce. In a 2012 self-published book, “40 Alternatives to College,” he argued that young adults could travel the world, educate themselves online and start a business with the same $200,000 they may spend on college.” <br /><br />“Similarly, he believes homeownership is a rip-off foisted upon unwitting citizens by a $14 trillion mortgage industry. “It’s a total scam,” he said in an online interview. “Nobody should put more than 5 to 10 percent of their portfolio, their assets, in any one investment. But when people buy a home, they go crazy. They put like 50, 60, 70 percent of their net worth into this one investment. It’s illiquid, so when times are hard, you can’t sell it.””http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/fashion/james-altucher-self-help-guru.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0<br />It’s Financial Suicide To Own A House<br /><br />http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2015/10/own-house/<br /><br />His blog:<br /><br />http://www.jamesaltucher.com/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44653449584934067232016-08-06T08:52:20.472-07:002016-08-06T08:52:20.472-07:00Too true! Darwin exponentially improved on previo...Too true! Darwin exponentially improved on previous work. Today, after all the other tools added to our kit, we at most marginally tweaked his work. You can't expect pioneers to be perfect.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37744362039221022872016-08-06T08:30:01.224-07:002016-08-06T08:30:01.224-07:00One thing that always cracks me up about the lefti...One thing that always cracks me up about the leftists, is how they loved Darwin when they were using him to discredit Christianity. But once we emerged as a hyper-PC society, and his statements with regards to race fell under intense scrutiny, they couldn't throw that old dead bastards body under the bus fast enough ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-11204479992255911442016-08-06T07:05:57.390-07:002016-08-06T07:05:57.390-07:00To a point I'd agree, but big picture long ter...To a point I'd agree, but big picture long term as that experiment can't be repeated due to resource contraction, it is better to reject both and be reactionary, embracing Old School tribalism with zero tolerance.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39881979145068377062016-08-06T07:00:59.140-07:002016-08-06T07:00:59.140-07:00I'd imagine there are lots of other crazy dude...I'd imagine there are lots of other crazy dudes out in the swamps :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-27446569976308167892016-08-06T06:59:39.178-07:002016-08-06T06:59:39.178-07:00I just watched Hatfields & McCoys on Netflix t...I just watched Hatfields & McCoys on Netflix that was from the History Channel. I had a lot of issues with their accuracy. Not saying Vikings isn't better, as I haven't seen it. Just saying, they might have done better to stay with WWII Nazi documentaries, in a lot of cases.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-40681737181394717272016-08-06T06:54:42.318-07:002016-08-06T06:54:42.318-07:00The attributes we have now are the end result, wit...The attributes we have now are the end result, with all the losers like Cro-Magnums and Neandrathals ( I know, spelling ) extinct ( and all those with funky names way before that ). A lot of our physical structures don't make sense by themselves. For instance, more calories go to our brain than our digestion. Our backs are weak from being bipedal. We die easily of exposure. But, those attributes made us what we are now. I'm not saying your argument is without logic. I'm saying evolutionary biology is the CURRENT best tool for understanding.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18543949768994067732016-08-05T21:57:30.332-07:002016-08-05T21:57:30.332-07:00"Remember, evolution favors the winning attri..."Remember, evolution favors the winning attributes and species survival is not concerned with individual convenience ( if you believe nurture trumps biology or if you believe God had nothing to do with evolution, we are on two totally separate pages and I can’t learn you nothing )." <br /><br />Here comes some rambling commentary...One of the reasons why evolution is an impossibility is it violates the second law of thermodynamics, entropy. Everything is wearing out and grinding down at an accelerated pace. The mountains are eroding away into the seas, which are gradually becoming more shallow. Everything must be maintained or it deteriorates, including the natural environment. As an example, the Indians (feather) that inhabited the Lake Tahoe region set the forest on fire each fall before heading to the lower elevations for winter. They knew if they didn't manage the forest properly that a supercharged natural fire would sweep through that would destroy the ecosystem (which is the situation now throughout the western US). Entropy is also seen in our genetics. There was an article in National Geographic around a year ago where some "smart" guy was saying that in the next 100 years humans will have evolved into something better than what we are now. What a fool, he went and lost all his credibility. Cancer rates are skyrocketing, our population of breeding age has a major problem with fertility, and ALL genetic human mutations seen are of neutral or negative end result, never beneficial. Imagine the scenario of the human eye "evolving". The eye is such a complex (remember what modern microbiology has taught us about irreducible complexity) instrument that if one component isn't precisely located and dimensioned that it won't function at all (interpret as blindness). It stretches the limits of rationality to think that developing humans survived for millions of years while they were blind and self-willed vision upon themselves. Even worse "blind faith" is the idea of how reproductive systems could possibly develop on their own. No reproduction could possibly take place unless the full system was in place and functioning. It's too bad Darwin didn't have powerful microscopes in his day, as he would never have predicated his theory upon the so-called simple single celled organism (which we now know doesn't exist).<br /><br />I predict within perhaps five years, assuming steady scientific research and study like we have now (an optimistic assumption, I know) that the educated classes will abandon Darwinism en mass (it's already happening) such that when someone announces they are a Darwinist, people will look at them like they now look at flat-earth believers, "Uhhh...Really?"<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-78858913222933896792016-08-05T19:39:04.562-07:002016-08-05T19:39:04.562-07:00We've been watching the History channels "...We've been watching the History channels "Vikings" series on DVD's and it is worth checking out for the very topic as of late.<br /><br />In one of the first few episodes of season 1 Ragnar Lothbrok challenges the leader and takes him out and assumes his role. Many years pass, maybe 20 or 30 or so and Ragnar is getting old and tired. Attacking England and Paris has that tendency I suppose. In the last episode of the last season he announced he was looking for someone to challenge his position. I know. It sounds weird, why would he do that? But you have to watch all the episodes leading up to get an idea of what's going on.<br /><br />The show is supposedly historically accurate, as much as it can be, beautifully put together, and the whole everything is so foreign from what you're used to. I highly recommend it. The warring aspects are especially interesting to watch. They certainly were a barbaric people. Not once has the immoral aspects of what they are doing been broached. Next to Breaking Bad, Vikings is the best TV I have watched in a long time. Go check it out. If you're on this blog you'll really like it. ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87662056567365935182016-08-05T19:29:42.058-07:002016-08-05T19:29:42.058-07:00Yes, getting involved with local groups helps esta...Yes, getting involved with local groups helps establish connections and gives you valuable intelligence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87239315186702976832016-08-05T15:23:34.589-07:002016-08-05T15:23:34.589-07:00I don't have much in the way of tribe here in ...I don't have much in the way of tribe here in town, but have others out in the swamp.<br />The city folks, I'd just as soon none even know where I live lol.<br />Now the sailing community, that is another matter and one other viable escape route from here. Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34071386693133769352016-08-05T14:52:43.093-07:002016-08-05T14:52:43.093-07:00I think the two of you are on to something, but yo...I think the two of you are on to something, but you are missing a vital distinction: between the "melting pot" and "multiculturalism". When was the last time you heard the term WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant)? How long has it been since people objected to someone of Italian descent marrying someone of German descent for being a "mixed marriage"? That is the melting pot at work. It taking the best of all the different heritages and blending them into one, European-American identity. That made our country stronger, like an alloy of compatible metals, like a good soup. Then the idea of multiculturalism came along. People were told to keep their old identity, to not blend in. They even started calling it cultural theft if mainstream society tried to adopt the best parts of a new culture. That is when the trouble really started.John D. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203607452410210779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8964819521467272016-08-05T14:08:00.072-07:002016-08-05T14:08:00.072-07:00I'm totally clueless on this aspect. Anyone?I'm totally clueless on this aspect. Anyone?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-74492378012883215152016-08-05T13:58:49.831-07:002016-08-05T13:58:49.831-07:00Thank you. I was worried from the smaller amount ...Thank you. I was worried from the smaller amount of comments.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-53266976574577648382016-08-05T13:57:23.771-07:002016-08-05T13:57:23.771-07:00A lot of people have a problem with Einsteins
Rela...A lot of people have a problem with Einsteins<br />Relativity. No theory is perfect or ever complete. Evolutionary biology included. It passes the smell test, for me, as it explains MOST of human nature. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.com