Re: Why run? Why hoard? What evidence?
Thank you for your comments to my thread. They are well written and thought out. I agree that some of the Avelon members with the benefits of "mileage" need to give perspective to the forum. Many here don't know that they can survive and that there are people with knowledge that will step in to help them.
I've heard the chants of survivalists, fear mongers, new-agers, and "hippies" since my early teens and everything old is new again - except this time it rings truer. Fortunately I also grew up around older relatives, grand parents and my dad's aunts and uncles, who lived in tougher times. They'd tell tales about the "old" days and how they endured and survived. Certainly their constructs of what they could expect out of life were different than the "boomers". They didn't expect more than what they had already experienced. Boomers grew up with the idea , rightfully so, that they could better their parents. Effort and education was the key. Imagination was all it took. I don't think my son will fare as well as we have and he's far better educated and much brighter.
What disturbs me is that many of the young ones don't believe in each other. People are a resource in tough times, not always an enemy.
Ever,
Patchjacket
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