Good rant, though not really a RANT, just practical observations.
“Instant hard life but survivable well away from the cities.”
I agree. I am so GRATEFUL to be where I eventually landed. Been doing more and more hands-on since 2008 and it has paid off in many ways.
I’m not saying I WANT for destruction of America, and if I still had a VOTE that wasn’t CANCELLED via FRAUD, that would be nice, but we’d be OK for a while, too.
Our aging population, coupled with young heads full of mush (Miss You, Rush!) who never look up from their phones and can’t actually DO anything constructive are going to be problematic, IMHO. :(
It will be an adjustment and some won’t be able to take it but survival is a helluva motivator.
My feeling is that it will be a gradual shtf, a continuation really. People will start using the old methods when they can no longer afford the modern versions or new versions mandated by fedgov.