This year the Nebraska state fair went belly up. It didn't even seem unusual anymore. All up and down the western states, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota from an area 50 miles west of thier eastern borders to the front range of the rockies there has been encroaching as certain as the sands of the Sahara, a Dirt Desert which features a few nice oases (cities) spaced about 100 on average miles apart and lots of little dying outposts (towns) located in between.
The occupants of this desert seem to be unaware of this outcome. Some government policy encourages this migration to the metro at the expense of the territories.
They write it off as "Buffalo Commons". For those who might not be aware of this nomenclature, The area where 150 years ago the buffalo roamed free is returning to its natural state. No people, a land of empty houses, and buffalo. BUFFALO COMMONS.
I don't' agree. I am engaged in a personal battle to help reverse this trend thru education, legislation, renewal of a backbone in those who have given up and uncovering the opprotunities that exist inherant in the land.
These opprotunities might not be unwrapped by today inhabitants. It might take a new breed of people who do not now occupy and possess the land.
The issue is the political will to solve this. Government types have already given up. It's an unwritten attitude which results in defacto policy to give up, those areas shouldn't be occupied anyway. The state (city states really) would be better served if the people living there demanding some level of service were simply exported off the land. Buffalo Commons.
Let's take it back.
I have much to say on this. This raging against the machine of apathy and hopelessness will go on for a long time to come. Join the battle. It's worth the fight.
GENE
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