numerous times, blacks are on the recieving end of white dominated violence, killings, taunts, remarks, etc. what is it that blacks have done to whites, that they- blacks, that make them to deserve this racially biased treatment[s], bearing in mind the trauma of slave trade that blacks suffered in the hands of whites some decades ago.
Would you mind being marooned on island? Lets say you had amazing survival skills, and your family and loved ones would write to you regularly.(lets just say for arguments sake). Would you really mind then?
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Than to be constantly consuming more? A high level of consumption does not usually mean a higher level of happiness, in fact psychologically, people who get every whim catered to are not happier, but rather develop more desires. With this in mind it, seems highly doubtful that increased consumption or economic growth will make us happier. Since increased economic growth and consumption do not improve the quality of our lives, but do cause other harms, such as increased stress levels, environmental damage, isolation and atomization of the individual, financial irresponsibilty, to name a few, shouldn’t the goal be to be happier with less consumption?
I was in India and there people live in far worse poverty than you will ever find in the US, but their level of happiness and contentment with life is at least equal, if not greater than what I have observed here. As long as basics such as food, medicine, sanitation, and defense can be taken care of, it makes more sense to consume less.
I knew someone who became a “survivalist” in the sense of (legally, mind you) stockpiling firearms and ammunition.
However, he did all of this in a traditional wood-frame house, located near several trees.
I told him, look buddy, do you really think your enemies will line up one-by-one and come at you straight-on so that you can pick them off?
Doubtful. They will probably just torch everything around you and then torch you out of your own wooden house.
That made him think.
But I think it’s a very overlooked aspect of “survivalism.”
Also, the lesson from various wars and insurgencies around the world is that one single dude cannot protect an entire perimeter, especially not all the time. You need many people in your compound to defend every side and every approach. Singular dudes who try to hold down forts may have a lot of weaponry, but they invariably end up dead.
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I’m in my first year in college majoring in Plumbing and I feel led to go to a third world country (Africa pops in my mind). I want to use my skills to really help people that are in dire need of clean water and clean sanitation. I want to help prevent deadly toxins in these areas and increase the chances of survival for people over there.
I know it’s going to be a bad living, but I really don’t care. America has enough Plumbing and the people aren’t dying because their bathrooms are leaking. I want to die knowing that I helped people survive, not caring about how much money I made. I know it sounds crazy but money, although very important, isn’t that big of a deal with me.
Also, do you know of any organizations that do these things?
Thanks!
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