self-sufficiency: the easiest way to route out corruptive influences

I've had many a talk on the disasterous effects of the "progression" of our technological and social systems. During these conversations, the other party often shows their dismay and throws up their hands and says, "What the hell can I do about it, I'm just an ordinary little person who would rather concentrate on things that are pleasant and ignore that which is vexing."

I look to this with utter contempt because it ignores the fact that individuals must change themselves in order for the the world to change; nobody is going to enact a piece of legislation, make a proclamation or do anything else to fix this problem that doesn't involve each of us, the change must come from within each of us.

We, quite simply, need to figure out how we can go about our days without reliance upon the central governments and corporations. We have to route out the need for these organizations; which have grown up around us and caused us to believe that we are not capable of survival on our own.

One of the things that keeps people bowing down to the flag and returning to work day after day is the need to "put food on the table." One would rightly question the very validity of that statement; there are far simpler ways to have food for you and your family than working your ass off and then paying, when all is said and done, about half of your income to the government in taxes and most of the other half to corporations in profits.



Unfortunately, however, we have become acustomed to the new and better way of doing things, but is it really any better than the way things were done for thousands of years? Is it really so great to lose a little each day to ghetto pimps and presidents?

What ever happened to the old past-time of using arable land to produce the food and material that you need? Those who are apologists for the new way of things often claim that people simply don't have enough time? The reason we don't have time is because, during most of the good hours of the day, we are trapped at "jobs," many of which do absolutely nothing to contribute to the overall good.

It simply doesn't make any sense to plant grass all over everything and then spend so much time and energy keeping it short. If even 10% of this land were to be tilled and filled with rows of vegetables, instead of grass, there would be enough food to feed everyone!

I often wonder why is it so difficult to figure out that the methods currently employed are here, quite simply, to extract more from individuals than they put in. It all amounts to the elite robber-barons trying to create surpluses for their utilisation; this is the crux of the agrarian, industrial and post-industrial age and the barons are getting better at it every year.

I don't know about all of you, but I'm preparing a sizeable garden this year, it is a shame for anyone to waste arable land. It looks as if the last frost has passed and we are ready for the beautiful growth of spring and the bountiful harvests of summer. I hope that all of you will enjoy this wonderful time of year as much as myself.