Come the revolution ideas thread:

newmac · Post by **newmac** » 21 Jul 2006, 16:38

Steal frequent flyer/airmiles databases and charge people a crimes against humanity and the planet tax based on their figures.

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » 21 Jul 2006, 18:33

Steal someone's Range Rover and park it somewhere near to your allotment. It'll make a fantastic greenhouse in summer.

Find an economist and gently break it to them that money does not make the world go round.

Disconnect from the national grid, anyone who objected to a wind farm.

Post by **mikepepler** » 21 Jul 2006, 21:10

Choose not to have a [car/TV/mortgage/full time paid job/etc]

XENG · Post by **XENG** » 22 Jul 2006, 04:58

Set up an information centre/library, open discussion forum and workshop in your local community to help educate people about surviving in an energy scarce world using the skills and knowledge you have gained from knowing about peak oil now and preparing for it.

mikepepler wrote: Choose not to have a [car/TV/mortgage/full time paid job/etc]

The first three are relatively easy for most people, the last one is easy only if you're rich or are retirement age and have been prudent.

As my parents keep reminding me when i tell them of my desire to try and be self sufficient in preparation for peak oil: you need money to live.
I dont actually believe that to be completely true although i think it is to some extent if you want to live within the current system.
There is also the fact that even though it should be possible to live without money you would still need money to buy the land to live on (and tools etc).

Catch 22.

PaulS · Post by **PaulS** » 22 Jul 2006, 12:02

'Carbon from heaven'
Get some carbon (coal?) and dump one years usage on the doorstep of Downing St

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 22 Jul 2006, 12:12

PaulS wrote:'Carbon from heaven'

ToY · Post by **ToY** » 26 Jul 2006, 23:19

I?d break into a chicken farm and let the poor little things out of their cages ? and then tie down a Labour politician with corn glued to his/her fat naked body and let the chickens peck the Nazi to death.

I have nightmares about the unmitigated cruelty to chickens but strangely I would like to see Labour party members toutured to death slowly.

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 27 Jul 2006, 08:35

ToY - I am sure you could get help for your condition somewhere - you might have to go to the US though!

tattercoats · Post by **tattercoats** » 27 Jul 2006, 09:25

Smugly ladle out veggie stew and baked veggies and salad to a table full of people who eat Far Too Much Meat.

Note - I eat meat, I'm not anti-carnivore, but I know of a number of adult picky eaters who say they 'don't eat vegtables' and who as a result eat far more than is reasonable of meat. If you're cooking a steak meal for guests with new spuds, fresh salad, mushrooms, and say, stuffed peppers, how would you feel if one dinner guest said 'I don't eat vegetables, I'll just have two steaks please'?

That's why I'd enjoy sharing a completely vegetarian table with such people (keeping the scant meat available for high days and holidays with the family)

Or maybe I'm just mean.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 28 Jul 2006, 09:46

Get a law passed that says that anyone who defaults on their mortgage can still live in their home, as long as they maintain it so that it keeps its value, and the mortgage lender can count its value in their balance sheet as an asset.

The mortgage can be started up again at such time as the householder can afford it!

careful_eugene · Post by **careful_eugene** » 28 Jul 2006, 12:25

Send a message to countries from where asylum seekers traditionally come saying that we will only continue to accept their people if they take our lawyers in exchange.