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Welfare and climbing 27-Nov-2008 At 2:31:12 PM Bert

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It seems that you have attempted to label sustainability a black or white issue, and as such deemed that the urbanite and dirtbag are the same because that are both 'not sustainable'.

Even if the Araps dirtbag does not grow his/her food the consumption and resulting environmental impact of his/her lifestyle is far less (orders of magnitude) than the urbanite. Also, the average dirtbag life is a much happier one (orders of magnitude) than the average urbanite.

Sometimes people get resentful and jeolous of people that have more than they do (see above posts).

A couple of months ago a few Pines locals were telling me about their dumpster diving successes in Horsham. For months they lived off of the food they found. Even once they found a slab of beer. Further, recent signs at the Pines located around THE GARBAGE BINS informed potential wasters that any food donations would be well recieved and used. Again, these signs that many have crtisized and labeled as begging were beside THE GARBAGE BINS!

Their food recycling schemes are further examples of the Araps dirtbags ingenuity and sustainable lifestyle.