Jim Kunstler on "The Antipodes"
I don’t share Jim Kunstlers view of the future but its interesting to read about his recent visit to New Zealand. He did get the population a bit wrong, more like 4 million than 3, but otherwise it’s...
While I don’t share Jim Kunstlers view of the future its interesting to read about his recent visit to New Zealand. He did get the population a bit wrong, more like 4 million than 3, but otherwise it’s a interesting review of where I live!
Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler : The Antipodes
“We often forget, I think, how magical the blandishments of the high-energy life really are. The Digital Earth Conference organizers, led by former NASA and UN scientist Tim Foresman, were extremely kind to me, starting with business-class travel to Auckland. It is magical enough to be able to get to the South Pacific in one day…”
Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler : The Antipodes
“We often forget, I think, how magical the blandishments of the high-energy life really are. The Digital Earth Conference organizers, led by former NASA and UN scientist Tim Foresman, were extremely kind to me, starting with business-class travel to Auckland. It is magical enough to be able to get to the South Pacific in one day…”
“The geography of New Zealand is stunning to an extreme, but Auckland is not a handsome city. What little architectural history it might have possessed had been mostly destroyed in a Post-WWII rampage of modernism and automobile retrofit.”
“The geography of New Zealand is stunning to an extreme, but Auckland is not a handsome city. What little architectural history it might have possessed had been mostly destroyed in a Post-WWII rampage of modernism and automobile retrofit.”
“But in the spirit of enjoying the twilight of cheap oil, we rented a car to explore the countryside north of Auckland. Motor tourism is pretty much what the place is set up for. Like America, you cannot see the land any other way. What we found in this "Northland" was a spectacular rugged landscape lightly populated by US and European standards, with a climate like Northern California, gorgeous forests studded with giant tree ferns and other weird flora in the Jurrasic Park style, and countless miles of fantastically beautiful seacoast with utterly empty beaches.”
“But in the spirit of enjoying the twilight of cheap oil, we rented a car to explore the countryside north of Auckland. Motor tourism is pretty much what the place is set up for. Like America, you cannot see the land any other way. What we found in this "Northland" was a spectacular rugged landscape lightly populated by US and European standards, with a climate like Northern California, gorgeous forests studded with giant tree ferns and other weird flora in the Jurrasic Park style, and countless miles of fantastically beautiful seacoast with utterly empty beaches.”
“For those of you wondering, I did not go to New Zealand to scope out a bolt-hole for the tough times ahead. I'm determined to stick around the US and watch the show. But NZ has obvious appeal. Imagine California, un-fucked-up.”
“For those of you wondering, I did not go to New Zealand to scope out a bolt-hole for the tough times ahead. I'm determined to stick around the US and watch the show. But NZ has obvious appeal. Imagine California, un-fucked-up.”
