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RobertEarl

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20. We've reached our limit?

Reply to moondust (Reply #16)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 04:51 AM

Jan 2013

Jimmy Buffet wrote a song about a pirate in these modern days. It was a lamentation that there is nothing left to plunder. It is an apt song for this society. We have plundered just about all there is, or rather, was.

Friend of mine says he wants to live in a cabin and be a wino. And he a go getter, famous, rich and talented. But methinks he sees the coming end of this mad race to have it all. So, if he can do it, anyone can.

And that is my answer to our problems.

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Get real. Let's face it. We are DOOMED. But are we really? [View all] 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 OP

as long as one is prepared for a total collapse of society and or a fascist government stultusporcos Jan 2013 #1

I'm pretty sure life is going to suck for everybody in a total collapse of society. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #3

I'd dig it NoOneMan Jan 2013 #13

There are really only three issues that matter. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #2

In perspective. ananda Jan 2013 #5

Well, those ProSense Jan 2013 #8

This is a great post. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #10

I would argue that a few more issues matter. 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #17

Bingo! sikofit3 Jan 2013 #35

Most people felt the same way in other Gilded Ages Warpy Jan 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author JaneyVee Jan 2013 #6

Three reasons why we're doomed: ProSense Jan 2013 #7

Political Animal whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #28

Are you ProSense Jan 2013 #36

I think the only power left to us is work slow-downs and strikes along with canoeist52 Jan 2013 #9

indeed datasuspect Jan 2013 #21

Not yet, but we are seeing few signs that enough people will catch on in time. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #11

But does any bit of that really matter? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #12

We have a confluence of three things operating to our advantage. randome Jan 2013 #14

Maybe we can adapt to eat dirt NoOneMan Jan 2013 #15

The "avante guarde" has moved on to Quinoa flamingdem Jan 2013 #19

And are pricing quinoa out of the reach of the people who grow it. nt truebluegreen Jan 2013 #27

water and food datasuspect Jan 2013 #22