Source – oftwominds.com “…The decay of social norms and status quo systems triggering an authoritarian tightening of the screws is a well-worn pattern throughout human history. It shouldn’t surprise us to be living this dynamic in real time. We don’t control the decay or the authoritarianism, but we do control our response” Neither Comply Nor Resist…
Source – theorganicprepper.com “…This is meant to be a positive message for the year that has just started. It’s inspired by my family and others who lived through my country’s military regime and stagflation periods during the 1970s and 80s. That’s where we found unity, energy, and perseverance to plow ahead. In every crisis, the great…
Source – yvesengler.com “…A century ago, massive social engineering, including regulations impinging on private property rights, redrew the landscape and effectively criminalized 15-minute cities in many places. To facilitate automobility and corporate real estate ventures zoning regulations were implemented prescribing detailed controls on living quarters and various uses for different parts of the city. It’s a…
Source – https://journal-neo.org “…Back in 2017, he predicted that the world would eventually transit to alternate energy sources everywhere, rendering gas and oil obsolete. In these conditions, it is critical for Saudi Arabia to have time to “shift ground,” as oil sales account for 80% of its budget. The young monarch set out to keep…
Source – naturalsociety.com – “…We have evolved to prefer favorable natural environments, i.e. those with plenty of vegetation and water. More specifically, living in said environments can increase physical activity, reduce exposure to pollution, improve social engagement, and reduce stress and depression..Honestly, how would you rather exercise? By walking or cycling down a crowded city…
Source – collective-evolution.com – :“…Every person on the planet can feed themselves with just 100 square feet of well managed land. In 2008, the UN Conference of Trade and development supported organics, saying that organic agriculture can be more conducive to food security in Africa than most convetional production systems, and is more likely to…
Source – wakeup-world.com “…People with the strongest materialist ethos tend to have lower levels of well-being. In contrast, people who live a life of voluntary simplicity with a minimum of possessions have a higher level. Buying goods may provide a quick fix of happiness, but this fades almost as soon as it arises and creates…
Source – preppgroup.home.blog “…Those that are aware of the EMP commissions report have probably also heard the statement that this type of event would suddenly transport everyone involved back to the 1800’s almost instantly. It is also possible that up to 90% of the population could die within 2 years due to the sudden lack…
Source – charleshughsmith.blogspot.com “…In terms of natural selection, a severe global recession puts tremendous selective pressure on every participant on every scale: households, small businesses, global corporations, nations, alliances and empires. The least resilient won’t have the means to adapt and they will default/dissolve. The more resilient will have the means to tighten their belts and survive. The…
Source – earlking56.family.blog “…Doug Casey believes we are headed for what he calls a super depression created by the ending of a debt super cycle. The bigger the debt cycle the bigger the depression that follows. That’s how reality works and most people are not prepared for reality…When the real unemployment rate becomes common knowledge…
Source – preppgroup.home.blog/ “…We live in a culture that tells us to expect the government to take care of us, and to protest whenever anything doesn’t go our way. Ironically, self-sufficiency is abhorrent to our narcissistic culture…If society collapses, you can bet that the foods the pioneers ate will become dietary staples . The Lost…
Source – nytimes.com “…I would like to see an end to war, poverty and unnecessary human suffering,” he said in an interview on his website. “But I can’t see it in a monetary-based system where the richest nations control most of the world’s resources. I cannot see that happening. I see a constant repeat of…
Source – naturalblaze.com “…Money Inc has California at the top of their list, too, and gives us a glimpse into their lives: “In California, there is a large community of what is known as plugged-in off-gridders. These are people that access the Internet, but they live the off-grid lifestyle in many other ways. Examples of…
Source – naturalblaze.com “…New Pioneers is about one such group of people—the hundreds of thousands of urban North Americans who over the past three decades have given up their city or suburban homes for a few acres of land in the countryside. Jeffrey Jacob’s new pioneers are ordinary people who have tried to break away…
Source – naturalblaze.com “…A micro-retreat doesn’t have to be a micro-producer…You don’t have to “think big.” Especially if the economy forced you to do with what you have. Wise use of small spaces can be a challenge but very rewarding in the end as well” No Space? No Money? You Should Consider a Micro-Retreat By…
Source – theorganicprepper.com “…More people than in recent memory are living paycheck to paycheck now – at least a whopping 63%. Unfortunately, that means that everyone in that situation is just one missed paycheck from a personal financial disaster…We have to take back our power where we can. We can learn the skills to produce…
Source – newdawnmagazine.com “…The true journey, true adventures of the spirit, this Sheikh taught, start in the West. This is a place like a grave, a stockade of the burial-place. Arriving on the soil of an unknown continent, Christopher Columbus thought he had discovered the New Earth mentioned in the Apocalypse of St. John. The…
Source – resilience.org “…Actually, as historians of Monopoly (it’s a thing) know, the game developed from the earlier ‘Landlord’s Game’ devised by Elizabeth Magie, a proponent of Georgist land value tax, with the aim of showing the ruinous consequences of monopolism generated by economic rent and untrammeled private property rights, contrasted with the general social…
Source – lewrockwell.com ‘…These communities present a strong example of what has come to be known as “opting out.” Opting out doesn’t end state plunder, but it is a means by which individuals or whole communities undermine the authority of the state peacefully and voluntarily. A little bit like a Free State Project, but with…
Source – thedailybell.com “…Looking at these historical shifts in the years 500 and 1500 allow us to learn from those who benefited in the wake of the collapse of Rome and the Catholic Church’s power over Europe. We can vastly improve our situations, as the world transitions out of the Industrial Age, and into the…
Source – oftwominds.com “…Self-reliance isn’t the same as self-sufficiency. Even Thoreau on Walden Pond used manufactured tools and supplies sourced from afar. The basic idea of self-reliance is to reduce our dependency on long, fragile supply chains and the hamster-wheel landfill Economy of planned obsolescence and waste is growth consumption, and increase what we can…
Source – theeconomiccollapseblog.com “…This is not a drill. An extremely serious global food crisis has already begun, and I would encourage you to get prepared for what is ahead while you still can….most people out there don’t seem to understand that the food that isn’t being grown in 2022 won’t be on our store shelves…
Source – oftwominds.com “…Conservation is the fastest, lowest-cost, lowest-technology way to reduce energy consumption by reducing waste. Rather than invest in universal conservation and incentives to reduce wasteful behaviors (heating empty spaces 24/7, etc.), we’ve squandered decades and trillions of dollars, yuan, yen and euros on bridges to nowhere, wars of choice, speculative excess, virtue-signaling…
Source – naturalnews.com “…Homesteading skills are crucial because they will help you live off the land. By learning homesteading skills, you can be more self-sufficient and live a sustainable lifestyle. Here are 24 homesteading skills that will help you become more self-reliant before SHTF” 24 Important homesteading skills to learn before SHTF – By Zoey…
Source – oftwominds.com “…As I’ve been saying for years: “A healthy homecooked family meal and a home garden are revolutionary acts.” If these don’t seem revolutionary yet, just wait a few years: their revolutionary nature will become self-evident…Gardening is the antidote to the toxic tsunami of despair and derangement sweeping the land and one expression…
Source – resilience.org “…This 50-minute film gives voice to dozens of people building a more beautiful world. From restoring topsoil, to sharing traditional knowledge, to opposing free trade treaties and innovating new ways of supporting local businesses, their actions are forging a new path forward for humanity” Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution This 50-minute film…
Source – mercola.com ‘…They know people won’t accept these slave systems unless they’re absolutely destitute and desperate and have no choice but to comply. Knowing that this is the plan, what does that mean for us? It means we need to a) prepare, so we don’t become victims of their intentional destruction, b) reject their…
Source – theorganicprepper.com “…You may read this and wonder why on earth someone who writes about frugality is talking about these experiences. Why doesn’t she have her sh*t together? Why is she having trouble with money and if she is, why am I reading this site for advice? I totally get it. I practice what…
Source – theorganicprepper.com “…Firing a volley in this war doesn’t have to be bloody. Resistance can begin as easily a planting one seed in a pot. It’s time to go to battle and declare your independence with a spade in one hand and some seeds in the other. You may feel like your hands are…
Source – off-guardian.org “….Vandana Shiva says in a recent article that it is time governments made the fertiliser industry pay for nitrogen pollution and redirect subsidies from industrial agriculture to ecological farming…At the same time, we must not be hoodwinked by the relentless fear-mongering (concerning organics) of the agritech-agribusiness lobby, which requires farmers to continue to purchase…
Source – EllenBrown.com “…The solution to the current food crisis is small and local, including growing food locally… “Deglobalizing” and “dedollarizing” have been much in the news. Reducing dependence on the global supply chain and the U.S. dollar are trends that are happening not just internationally but locally. In the United States, we have seen movements…
Source – eldoradolandcompany.ca “…It’s not uncommon for people in North America and Europe to pay tens of thousands of dollars in property tax every year… just to live in their own homes. And the burden will almost certainly continue to increase. Most governments continually raise property tax rates, especially governments in bad fiscal health. It’s…
Source – resilience.org “…Fifty years after its publication ‘Food for Free’ still stands as the progenitor of the modern preoccupation with wild food; but too often its radical message has been lost in the desire for that ‘wild’ consumer experience. Though added to by many similar books since, and more recently by practices such as ‘bushcraft’, it…
