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#56175 - 12/15/05 07:00 PM Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
In the year 2006: Online TV, secession, survivalism

Thought I'd pass this along.

-- Craig

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#56176 - 12/15/05 07:30 PM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
xbanker Offline
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Registered: 04/21/05
Posts: 484
Loc: Anthem, AZ USA
Interesting predictions.

I think they failed to make their point, though, when they said, "Technology will continue to empower self-reliant, 'off the grid' survivalists, who will seek to avoid payment of fuel, water, electricity and telephone bills." Maybe, "...seek to avoid reliance on...."
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#56177 - 12/15/05 07:48 PM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
Malpaso Offline
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Registered: 09/12/05
Posts: 817
Loc: MA
• Global sales of products "made in the USA" will suffer after media coverage of Hurricane Katrina, which greatly damaged the world's view of the United States.

I'm doing everything I can to counteract that.
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#56178 - 12/15/05 08:13 PM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
xbanker Offline
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Global sales of products "made in the USA" will suffer

Based on this news story a few days ago, Katrina will merely contribute to an already-existing trend:

"After almost a decade of explosive growth in its electronics sector, China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest supplier of information technology goods, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Data in the report, to be published on Monday, show that China's exports of information and communication technology--including laptop computers, mobile phones and digital cameras--increased by more than 46 percent to $180 billion in 2004 from a year earlier, easily outstripping for the first time United States exports of $149 billion, which grew 12 percent from 2003."
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#56179 - 12/16/05 12:15 AM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
wildcard163 Offline


Registered: 09/04/05
Posts: 417
Loc: Illinois
Sounds good to me... more power to the Unions, wider distribution if not acceptance of "survivalists", and a (hopefully) "bloodless" revolution... sounds like several steps in the right direction.

Troy

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#56180 - 12/16/05 04:53 PM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
Woodsloafer Offline
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Registered: 04/24/05
Posts: 122
Loc: Upstate NewYork
"More powewr to the unions".....You can't be serious. All we need is more reactionary economic plundering.
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#56181 - 12/16/05 06:07 PM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
wildcard163 Offline


Registered: 09/04/05
Posts: 417
Loc: Illinois
Can you say Wal-mart???

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#56182 - 12/17/05 09:45 AM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
Reddave Offline
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Registered: 02/06/05
Posts: 50
Well pointed out. Although I despise Tony Blairs efforts to run the country, it was reported that he is trying to cut the agricultural subsidies in EU but he is also trying to divert money into manufacturing subsidies. Seems he has recognised the worlds reliance on the far easts manufacturing strength and is formulating a plan to create a back up structure for when they pull the 'cheap exports' plug which will be 8 nanoseconds after our manufacturing ability ceases to be economically viable.
Also, correct m if I am wrong, by using local produced energy and water, doesn't it cut down the level of loss due to transit i.e. electricity lost through resistance, heat, laws of physics, blah blah didn't listen at school......so isn't that a good thing. and a loss of centralised power (administration not energy) although the power companies wont like it, its a start to reclaiming recently lost freedoms.... so isn't that a good thing.
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy my home comforts and their ease but can't we find a way to do it cheaper. Especially now when UK has just about OKed new nuclear power plants NOW THAT SCARES ME

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#56183 - 12/19/05 04:06 AM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
"Especially now when UK has just about OKed new nuclear power plants NOW THAT SCARES ME"

Considering the UK's other decisions in the past few years, yeah, I'd worry, too! The politicians there must be more whacko than ours.... and frankly, I didn't think that was even POSSIBLE! <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Sue

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#56184 - 12/20/05 02:41 AM Re: Survivalist focus for U.S. in 2006 predicted
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Registered: 03/02/04
Posts: 165
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
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more power to the Unions,


I hope that's a joke. I don't want to be FORCED to give my money to the Mafia. Fortunately, CO is a 'right to work' state

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and a (hopefully) "bloodless" revolution.


Exactly WHAT makes you think we need a revolution (bloodless or otherwise) ?
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