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Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by zerocd
He confronts police on a very regular basis.
So have the majority of the prison population.
Originally posted by zerocd
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by zerocd
He confronts police on a very regular basis.
So have the majority of the prison population.
Perhaps if you are to made to join them unjustly you will have a different opinion.
Originally posted by Novise
reply to post by buddhasystem
Seriously? He would LOVE to live like that. So would I. Yes it is a lot of work but you have a completely clean concience. It's not just about peace it's about clean air, clean water, quality and fulfilling life. I would work my rear off for such a life.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Novise
reply to post by buddhasystem
Then just start a farm and invite Charlie. Nothing like manual labor to clear up fogged up minds.
If Charlie saved all the money he spent on travel worldwide to "confront police" everywhere and on the batteries for his little megaphone, he could have acquired a decent patch of land and, along with his "love police" followers, set an example for the rest of us. I'm waiting. But... don't hold your breath.
Screaming through the megaphone and on YouTube is instant gratification. Charlie isn't capable of anything else.
That's not fair. Maybe Charlie has responsibilities and people he doesn't want to leave, so he needs to be within society to that end. For myself, going off and starting a farm would be nothing less than running away from my family, friends, and my life situation. This is not the sort of world where that sort of thing is going to help. So reading about people who are well-to-do and spending half a mil to "go off the grid on 100+ acres of bought land (which they will pay property taxes on)" really doesn't do it for me anyway.
We can't go off the grid if we are going to be here for our family and friends, we won't abandon them to some selfish life out in lala land. Believe me if Charlie was truly selfish, he would already be doing what you suggest, out in the middle of nowhere with some like-minded people, turning his back on the world and those he loves. But it's so easy to bash someone. I'm not really sure where your beliefs are rooted, other than having some fetish with the fact that people are less than they should be when met with hardship - ooh now that's some higher thinking right there!
edit on 23-9-2010 by Novise because: (no reason given)
edit on 23-9-2010 by Novise because: (no reason given)
edit on 23-9-2010 by Novise because: (no reason given)