Comments | surrealestate22: 5 things.

surrealestate22

5 things.

Oct 28, 2008 16:51

1. i had no idea the klf were discordians!

2. klint and i watched this ("OFF THE GRID- life on the mesa") last night. it was very good- very human and real in its treatment of the residents. and if you're... hmmm.... disenchanted with the way that anarchists handle things, you'll get an extra bonus. why do i keep getting more and more libertarian ( Read more... )

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sammhain October 29 2008, 00:13:17 UTC

The problem with anarchists can be summed up with conversation I heard you have with anarchist chris that were basically about "how was the scene where you were ( ... )

surrealestate22 October 29 2008, 00:44:33 UTC

no thanks for the feedback. i very nearly called another lj hiatus thinking no one cared what i wrote anymore...

sammhain October 29 2008, 00:53:57 UTC

i havn't been reading you fr vert long, but I'm enjoying it so far

surrealestate22 October 30 2008, 01:08:37 UTC

thanks. :)

myelectricsheep October 29 2008, 00:55:58 UTC

gonna netflix that documentary, thanks.

libertarianism is attractive to me in that it's an alternative from the two major parties. however, it seems like fervent adherents of every ideology love the their idea of what would happen if everyone bought in, but once the new ideology is adopted, it's adopted with many distortions and compromises and doesn't measure up. you know? i don't know, maybe i am just too grumpy. :-P

surrealestate22 October 29 2008, 01:12:07 UTC

what's weird is that i have such a knee-jerk anti-nationalistic reaction whenever somebody talks about american patriotism, but when i think about what people mean when they say this country is the best in the world, in some ways, i agree. there's not really any place in the world where a group of people could do this and say eff you, guvment.

and libertarianism is certainly a wide enough range of ideas to keep me interested. but i always remind myself that conclusions are just where people get tired of thinking.

sammhain October 29 2008, 01:23:42 UTC

"conclusions are just where people get tired of thinking."

This.

myelectricsheep October 29 2008, 01:30:58 UTC

exactly, as much as theories about economic and social organizations are fun to play with, it's most impressive to me when an actual society is implemented that is measurably better. and ours is quite good as far as they go. it's only because we have high standards that we're found wanting in some ways.

my main concern now is that we have weaknesses in our economic, energy, transportation, and food systems. however, in that regard we are in the same boat with most other countries. perhaps more self-reliance and independent-minded localized problem-solving is just the thing right now!

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surrealestate22 October 30 2008, 01:08:06 UTC

yeah guns are definitely a complex issue and i'm not sure i'd want to be around so many of them. i made no judgements about these people, but when klint asked me if i'd live there i said "fuck no!" ;p

cowboyjesus October 29 2008, 15:30:32 UTC

You? Lonely?

How come people are lonely, especially people as involved in life as you seem to be?

surrealestate22 October 30 2008, 01:06:11 UTC

my friends have been too busy doing their own thang. and i've been doing that too. :)

chaoflux23 October 29 2008, 18:07:28 UTC

1. I have _Generation Ecstasy_, its a good book on techno and rave culture up until around 2000. KLF and their Discordian ties are mentioned therein, I believe also noted are their musical allies of the time.

surrealestate22 October 30 2008, 01:00:58 UTC

yay! raves! mmmm*ss*mmmm*ss*mmmm*ss*mmmm*mmmm*mmmm