and its not even cars. It's capitalist consumerism and corruption that made them mandatory for everybody.

And say what you want about Hitler, but he did kill Hitler

As time goes on I realise that terrorists do in fact win a lot of the time and sustained campaigns of violence do in fact achieve their goals in a lot of cases. Which is fucking depressing.

For real. It waters down the meaning of the word "fascist," and now when I talk about actual fascism (with a well-informed take because I only use that word when I'm applying it correctly), people don't take me seriously because they think I'm just "labeling everyone you disagree with as a fascist."

I'm not. I disagree with everyone I label as a fascist, yes. Because I disagree with fascism and I only label fascists fascists. But I'm perfectly capable of disagreeing with someone without labeling them a fascist, if they're not a fascist. I do it all the time!

Yes that is what I am saying. But just because someone made some good points doesn't mean we should keep using them as the defacto idealogue. Imagine if we kept saying "Hitler had some good points" when talking about animal rights or Osama Bin Laden for anti-imperialism. If you want an edgy thing to make a meme like this out of, use the ELF or ALF. Two groups that are controversial but lack the eco-fascism narrative of the unabomber.

A clock that only needs to be right once.

Simple ain't easy either. Fix yer plumbing, fix yer roof, fix yer fence, feed yer chickens (yes, every day!), clean their poop, etc. etc. etc.

Homesteading is a lot of work, and you can't just go away for a weekend to visit a friend or explore a new city. It needs constant attention, and the more "independent/self-reliant/off-the-grid" you want to be, the more you need to do everything yourself.

And even then you need to buy supplies and materials. You're not going to grow a year's-worth of food in your backyard vegetable patch, and you're not gonna make your own lumber, pvc, copper wire, etc.

There's a lot you can do to achieve a greater degree of independence, but ultimately it's still dependencies all the way down.

Even the Buddha recognized the interconnectedness of everything in the world; he wasn't just some detached stoic with a community of self-sustaining monks. They depended on the generosity of their surrounding communities, and to this day Buddhist monks still do.