tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877807264200238946.post1128867670691161607..comments2012-03-01T05:49:22.226-08:00Comments on Bucket-head Nation: When "Food Futures" fail to focus on nature's pastEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00804336354660592063noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877807264200238946.post-3032060952778333242010-02-21T13:09:32.242-08:002010-02-21T13:09:32.242-08:00The command-and-control mentality really ratcheted...The command-and-control mentality really ratcheted up with agriculture some 10,000 years ago (as described in the biblical fall from grace). It's been all downhill since then. I'd prefer a quick trip to the post-industrial stone age because that's obviously a relatively durable solution to our food demands.<br /><br />If we're going the agricultural route, I'd prefer a Jeffersonian-style agricultural anarchy, with scattered centers of commerce (and life). Think Monticello, sans slaves. But that route would require advanced planning, general agreement from the sheeple, and 50 million additional farmers (in this country).<br /><br />Rather than actively selecting either route, I suspect we'll keep trying to sustain the unsustainable until it either kills the final remnants of the living planet or we experience completion of the ongoing economic collapse. My money and hope is on the latter event delivering us to the post-industrial stone age by the end of 2012.<br /><br />But I'm an unrepentant optimist.<br /><br />I think we can actually save a few remnants of the living planet, and even save some habitat for humans on Earth. But only if we bring the industrial economy to its overdue close within a few years. If we manage to pull it off, perhaps permaculture will be viewed as a decent alternative to the current omnicidal strategy.Guy R. McPhersonhttp://guymcpherson.comnoreply@blogger.com