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The masculine, the feminine and the collapse of it all

By April 10, 2013
1950s ad

As modernity’s brief flight into the stratosphere of the industrial age begins its final descent, those who have not turned away from watching the inevitable hard landing will have few choices, but those who have chosen not to strap on the their oxygen masks and tighten their seatbelts will have fewer still. Fear is a big part of why people choose to remain asleep before the unveiling of the greatest show on earth. But they will soon discover their paralyzing fear has not been their friend. … [Read more...]

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Vote Romney-Ryan to hasten collapse

By November 2, 2012
Romneymobile in the final stretch

This election year, the total collapse of industrial civilization has gained a popularity not seen since the heyday of The Planet of the Apes franchise. All over the blogosphere, people who worry about climate change, peak oil, financial meltdown, debt slavery, species extinction, overpopulation and rampant commercialism along with the spread of military drones, techno-warfare and the surveillance state have given up on the electoral process. They say that voting for either one of two big … [Read more...]

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Collapse now — it’s all the rage (without the rage)

By October 9, 2012
Fiddlers

American Empire provides bread, circuses, and all the toys we (think we) need, stolen from other countries and future generations. I can understand why people are reluctant to abandon the empire. In exchange for inhabiting a cubicle, you get to harvest the fruits of empire while avoiding any steps toward self-reliance. You get to shower in the morning, kibitz at the water cooler with your friends, flirt with the hot thirty-something in the next cube, and dine on Thai take-out. What's not … [Read more...]

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Collapse could happen, literally, overnight

By November 7, 2011
debit card

In the granddaddy of all collapse books, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 18th-century historian Edward Gibbon gave ancient Rome a full 500 years to deflate. Half a millennium for any society to collapse always seemed a bit too generous to me. Heck, American civilization has only been around for about 300 years. So I never assumed that we'd have a few centuries more to glide down a leisurely slope from techno-empire back to whatever kind of low-tech regional or … [Read more...]

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Michael Ruppert: To protect and serve

By January 10, 2011
Mike Ruppert

It is said that the Lord works in mysterious ways. That in loss and failure we find our greatest blessings, if only we look. If only we press on. Substitute the word spirit for Lord, if you prefer. The idea is the same. That sometimes when we feel we've lost the most, we've only just begun to discover the best in ourselves. To meet our purpose. The deciding moment This was the case for Michael Ruppert, the analyst and commentator behind CollapseNet. It's the same Michael Ruppert behind … [Read more...]

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