Local political victories today have the potential to become exponentially powerful. As the federal government continues to cede power to the states, local municipalities will become increasingly influential. As the finance bros say, “buy low, sell high.”
Greer's Dark Age America is in my stack of books to read. I think modern civilization presents a unique case wherein a sudden, precipitous collapse is more of a possibility due to its immense technological complexity with a multitude of failure points, any one of which when compromised could cause cascading collapse. Older civilizations were more accustomed to dealing with hard times, more hardened against calamities, their populations more independent and self-sufficient.
Greer's Dark Age America is in my stack of books to read. I think modern civilization presents a unique case wherein a sudden, precipitous collapse is more of a possibility due to its immense technological complexity with a multitude of failure points, any one of which when compromised could cause cascading collapse. Older civilizations were more accustomed to dealing with hard times, more hardened against calamities, their populations more independent and self-sufficient.