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Originally Posted by AscendingStarseed
Used to think the same thing, but lately I'm not to sure how safe I would feel down there and wouldn't be surprised to see war breaking out there once everything blows up and the PTB get their WWIII. Go to http://globalresearch.ca and read all the articles about military build up in the various countries in South America.
I'm taking a very serious look at Kauai, Hawaii. The cost of living there isn't as high as on Maui or Oahu, and you can get some decent places to live for less than here in Los Angeles. It's absolutely beautiful there and has a spiritual vibe like no where else I've been before. It's also about the closest thing you can get to moving out of the US, it has a foreign or international feel and you don't need a passport.
You can garden year round and if there are ever food shortages you can just go into the jungle and live on fruit and catch seafood. It's also"off the grid" so to speak.
Kauai is the most magical place I've ever been to and when I left it was with a tear in my eye promising myself to return, so maybe now is the time. There are intentional communities forming all over the islands...or if there is any one on PA who likes this idea and would like to join me on the islands please speak up or PM me  |
The way I see it is that South America has some benefits and some detractors. The benefits are that many of the people are already self-sustaining and may not be hit that hard by the economic crisis. If/when the economic collapse hits the fan, it might be much better to be in a small self-sufficient community in South American than here with the sheeple who may just end up losing their sanity en mass, which could logically be followed by implementation of fascism and civil unrest. I'm no big fan of any South American government, but I think in this respect they might be much better off than we are.
The detractors of course are the language barrier for those who don't speak fluent Spanish, our lack of citizenship, and the big question of whether the local government would respect our property rights and generally leave us alone.
I haven't felt too compelled by Hawaii for some reason. I've heard that the islands are heavily dependent on imports from the mainland for survival and that there truly aren't enough resources for everyone on the islands without substantial imports. I haven't researched this, so I'm not 100% sure this is correct information. Do you know if this is the case? Aside from that, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be a great idea to move to Hawaii
--sjkted