tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4350490927038951941..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: war on drugs because we hate youJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25553405869384845962019-09-02T14:43:42.644-07:002019-09-02T14:43:42.644-07:00Thanks. I'll check that out. I WANTED to get...Thanks. I'll check that out. I WANTED to get more depressed :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76809523854649300852019-09-02T14:17:43.576-07:002019-09-02T14:17:43.576-07:00Jim, progressives world wide DO believe that they ...Jim, progressives world wide DO believe that they can change human nature, and they do it through the public schools, even I suppose in the workplace through "team building", cooperation over competition, etc. <br /><br />The author at Invisibleserfscollar.com really drills down on how they do it. She wrote a book as well. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141804481453083170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26838147229066086572019-08-24T09:52:07.835-07:002019-08-24T09:52:07.835-07:00Capitalism is not trade. Trade happens in all sys...Capitalism is not trade. Trade happens in all systems as does profit. And by Carbon, I mean Coal Age up. You might be speaking from a micro view where I am from a macro. Perhaps therein lies our disagreement. But I'll NOT have you take away my special jerky! :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5202738896255407172019-08-24T09:44:19.238-07:002019-08-24T09:44:19.238-07:00Capitalism is born of the Carbon Age??? What is th...Capitalism is born of the Carbon Age??? What is that? Oil Age, Coal Age, Wood fire Age?<br />The Carbon Age is when our Hero Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods and gifted it to humanity. AKA emergence of Homo sapien sapien<br />Seriously Jim, folks have been doing the Capitalism thing since pre-history. We find flint spear points many hundreds of miles from their geological source in KS/MO.<br />Seashell bead necklaces,in quantity, found 1000 miles from Gulf of Campeche. <br />They got to destination through trade. Some dude bought shells cheap & in bulk from tropical Mexico and put the kids to work making necklaces to trade for sun dried bison penis from Oklahoma (he was an early prepper).<br /><br />Capitalism is not some structured process with written laws it is intrinsic. It is trading something of perceived lower value for something of higher value.<br />No dried bison penis for you. Stick to your yak testicles.Anon()()noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-35817468684967504272019-08-24T09:09:20.547-07:002019-08-24T09:09:20.547-07:00Capitalism was born of the Carbon Age and its surp...Capitalism was born of the Carbon Age and its surplus. It did not exist prior. Because of energy and resource constraints, there had to be more control over the economy so as to eliminate waste. An example is guilds. They were in place to profit, granted, but mainly they eliminated waste for profit. Carbon fuels allow this waste, which is viewed as normal, as is capitalism. Another example is fascism. The gov guaranteeing a profit and a monopoly deliver the war machine without competitive waste or excess profiteering. Capitalism is viewed as efficient because it delivers what is wanted at a lower cost, but resource waste is not factored in to the cost. Note I'm not saying capitalism is bad. I'm saying it requires excess resources.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-82273273963406538212019-08-24T07:21:09.933-07:002019-08-24T07:21:09.933-07:00"Capitalism and Libertarianism is a perfect s..."Capitalism and Libertarianism is a perfect system for Perpetual Surplus. But they are greenhouse flowers unable to survive out of their artificial environment"<br /><br />I don't much parry with Libertarians, my interest in their navel gazing ended after graduating from the proverbial late night college dorm B.S. sessions. It took one semester....<br />Hot chicks and 50 cents beer at the local C&W dance hall was much more fun.<br /><br />But onward...<br />IMHO you sure as hell are just twisted up wrong that Capitalism is some delicate greenhouse orchid. <br />Capitalism is the cousin of that primordial force that propelled us out of the murky mire millions of years ago (side note: that mire is now being fracked for oil...ha ha! ...just had to get that jab in).<br /><br />Capitalism is the survival force. It is like the force that makes a plant turn it's leaves toward the Sun. <br />Couple of days ago you alluded to Malthus & his quote that life is "short, nasty and brutish". <br />That is so...life is struggle, according to the old Talmudists. Capitalism is the lubricant.<br /><br />Look, it goes like this...our genes have in effect "hijacked" us. All that we think about & act upon is directly traceable back to our specific DNA strand seeking to survive and replicate. The process acts out over generations. It is relentless. A perpetual waterfall cutting back its own rock base. <br />Wasn't it Burke, in 18 th C, who said something of human existence that it is "bloody of tooth and nail.."?<br /><br />Capitalism will whip your ass and mine if we ignore it. It's no greenhouse orchid; more like a she-bitch from Hell. <br />Embrace the suck.Anon()()noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42443180566273505312019-08-23T17:41:31.674-07:002019-08-23T17:41:31.674-07:00Why are they even Soft Stepping around the thing? ...Why are they even Soft Stepping around the thing? They already came out for straight up murder. Corpse status seems an anticlimactic issue. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91035738551985862972019-08-23T17:39:48.244-07:002019-08-23T17:39:48.244-07:00I would agree with you, mostly, even being former ...I would agree with you, mostly, even being former military and LEO. They have a lot of issues, but mostly they enable corrupt systems to flourish. The fact they are needed throws a monkey wrench in. We could get into that forever, but I think everyone knows what I'm talking about even if they don't agree. I think the prison system would be a less divisive issue. No way drug possession should be treated harsher than rape or murder, and hence a lot of prisons should be shuttered. Not that anything changes on the way to total collapse, but it is a good litmus test. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70568332964323995812019-08-23T17:20:12.478-07:002019-08-23T17:20:12.478-07:00I’m not the dude @ 10:09am. But I think that havin...I’m not the dude @ 10:09am. But I think that having an effective tribe today is going to be quite challenging. The country is more politically divided than ever. In the past, there really wasn’t a huge difference between the two main parties. Most would argue that there still isn’t. But what they openly push for as policy, is in stark contrast to one another, and divisive as a result.<br /><br />I’m right-wing (not that anyone really knows what that means anymore) and I hold views that would make it impossible for me to fit in with such a group, and I almost hate to say this: But you would almost be better off if you were, say, a partisan republican, and found a group of the same, to form a tribe with. I hate that kind of mindless, going with the herd mentality, but in such a tribe, at least there would be the least amount of dissension, giving the tribe better odds of survival. You certainly wouldn’t want me, who doesn’t mindlessly support the military (It’s nothing personal former military dudes) doesn’t mindlessly support the police, doesn’t think that “Chris Kyle was a hero”, and doesn’t feel the need to build more prisons for the dude that blows his mind out on illicit substances within the confines of his own property. <br /><br />If you’re religious, this can provide some options. Certain religions are big on prepping, such as the LDS (Fair warning though: It requires a lot of time and dedication on your part, and isn’t for the faint of heart). You might find that most small town folks would be more open to the idea of prepping however, and being a Christian couldn’t hurt, since most small town folks generally would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87910707217804411592019-08-23T16:21:23.618-07:002019-08-23T16:21:23.618-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Demented guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071191996716087797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41360124281053842922019-08-23T11:02:15.179-07:002019-08-23T11:02:15.179-07:00Your tribe might just be one friend. That is far ...Your tribe might just be one friend. That is far from ideal but it is really asking for too much for most of us to expect much more. Think of it as Partnering Up [ but not in a gay way! :) ] rather than finding tribe. Work buddy, guy you know at the range, whatever. Establish trust. They don't need to be a prepper-you can handle one more person to stockpile for. Just find someone you can trust-then don't scare them away with this kind of craziness. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86024225406372693192019-08-23T10:09:24.264-07:002019-08-23T10:09:24.264-07:00Lord Bison, I agree with everything you wrote in t...Lord Bison, I agree with everything you wrote in this article. It is very insightful.<br /><br />I wish I had a tribe I belonged to. Life would be better.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56118804055346089222019-08-23T09:51:14.019-07:002019-08-23T09:51:14.019-07:00It is crap coal, more pollution and less BTU's...It is crap coal, more pollution and less BTU's, but the main thing is that as soon as you sub oil with coal, the coal runs out exponentially quicker-reserves are calculated on current use only. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62501466703074648902019-08-23T09:44:46.129-07:002019-08-23T09:44:46.129-07:00Wouldn't coal help America avoid some of the p...Wouldn't coal help America avoid some of the post Peak Oil hardships? We have loads of coal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-52833541956081721932019-08-23T09:01:24.124-07:002019-08-23T09:01:24.124-07:00Good point on trespassers. And, hey, whatever mak...Good point on trespassers. And, hey, whatever makes my writing appear better :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26877231698971734152019-08-23T08:40:21.739-07:002019-08-23T08:40:21.739-07:00Bison,
You make several valid points.
And your th...Bison,<br /><br />You make several valid points.<br />And your thinking is powerful in this column.<br />(You may not be getting better as a writer/philosopher, I may merely see familiar patterns so it seems better.)<br /><br />I wonder...<br />Does most of today's column presume a closed system?<br /><br />Does 'Team A' only access the productive areas of their keep == the fruitful fields, fisheries, and girly-bits?<br /><br />I wonder...<br />What if... we get beyond this stinky little rock?<br /><br />A half-century ago, Timothy Leary and JFK proposed space migration.<br /><br />I'm leaning that way.<br />In an ever-expanding universe, my hermitage sphere is nicely ever-expanding to keep up.<br /><br />I see a win-win aka The Libertarian Ideal. But it cannot happen in a closed system.<br /><br />As far as I know.<br />Of course, The Libertarian Ideal presumes Assault Weapons to match those of any trespassers... with a squidgeon of over-kill to help them mind their manners.<br /><br />Unless, of course, those trespassers pass some sort of Red Flag laws to legitimize theft and slavery. And we should expect no less from trespassers; that is their way.LargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530497760743766465noreply@blogger.com