Perspectives of a Wanderer

Jan 07 2009

Local Self-Sufficiency is key to Survival

Published by peregrinus at 8:57 pm under Alternative Energy, Distributism, Responsible Investing, Responsible Stewarship, The "Next Real Crusade"

Take the following headline:

Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe

This is proof that we must move away from “globalization” and back to local economies when possible. Whether it is food, energy, or other necessities, we must develop and maintain a local supply of goods.

Most necessities can be produced locally once the infrastructure is in place. This includes energy due to the emerging technologies (i.e. Fuels from algae, waste, wind, and the likes). This does mean that we will have to go without certain things during parts of the year, but that is how it was done in the past.

Another advantage is that local economies will be more insulated from the wild swings caused by the “global economy”.

This does not mean we cannot import goods. Far from it. What it means is that those goods should be considered only after local sources are exhausted or for certain luxury items.

Materialism is one of the main ravages of civilization. Global reliance on goods only fuels this plague. We must move away from globalism when all possible and go back to a simpler way of life. Yes, it will be hard at first. But, we will be better off in the long run.

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3 Responses to “Local Self-Sufficiency is key to Survival”

# LRThunderon 07 Jan 2009 at 9:30 pm

Agreed, oil being one of the resources we need to develop locally if possible, given the thinking and actions of a certain South American nation.
# Felixon 09 Jan 2009 at 5:18 pm

Yes, I agree their ought to be a certain level of independence and self-sufficiency. However, that must be accompanied by a decrease in consumption in general and an increase in the consumption for only domestically produced goods. The government would also have to provide reasonable incentives for people to increase production and consumption of domestic products.
# peregrinuson 09 Jan 2009 at 6:21 pm

John. Oil and food are the two biggies. Textiles is another.

Felix. You know me well enough to know that I am an advocate against materialism in general and excessive materialism in the strongest way.