50 years ago the very thought of accepting our current situation would have been just as unthinkable as the thought of returning to a culture more based on self reliance seems to be now. The changes took place incrementally. If we are to return to a more sustainable situation, the necessary changes would also have to occur incrementally.
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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Winston Churchill

"So it goes." Kurt Vonnegut jr.