Introductory post

Greetings:

Firstly, I need to lay out the philosophical groundwork of this blog. I believe that the modern oil-fed First World economy is completely untenable, that it carries within itself the seeds of it's own collapse. I contend that the present "Long Crisis" is symptomatic of a deeper problem, not the problem itself as the government and media focus on.

Which leads to two logical questions:
What sort of events should we expect with the collapse of western culture and how do we get ready for it?
What should we replace it with?

The answer to the first is pretty grim. Bad stuff, in all kinds of different spheres. I'm no anthropologist, but I will attempt to document aspects of the Collapse and present practical information for surviving it. None of it is good, most of it is angst ridden, doomer and dark. The short term is to adopt a survivalist/prepper attitude. Good sites and blogs exist for the survivalist, and information I have gathered will be presented from time to time. Practical stuff, smart stuff, stuff I have tried personally, and stuff I'm considering.

The answer to the second is much more positive, yet a bit revolutionary. We as a culture need to radically rethink the way we do things. We need to create a sustainable basis for human existence in a way that will ensure the continued existence of ourselves, our culture and our children. To this end, there is a very pro-sustainable and pro permaculture trend in this blog.

In addition, I believe there needs to be a radical rethinking of how we interact with each other from a social POV. To this end, I advocate a neo-tribalist POV, and a near anarcho-capitalist POV. Goverment, if any, should be the size of a postage stamp.

I don't think the transition will be easy, even if it goes along with my hopes. But no doubt a transition is taking place, and we can either benefit from it, or be consumed by it.

Let the games begin.