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Sean Valdrow's avatar

A note on creating communities: Orania in SA is advancing. The central gubbamint of SA is incapable of destroying it or confiscating it or even competing with it.

Orania is succeeding.

Against all odds, it's still there. God bless the Boer; they are superhuman.

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Uncouth Barbarian's avatar

A note - if you're going to do something, do it at the start. At least where I'm at, once it becomes known that there's a reason for a community to exist, and people start moving out there, land values sky rocket. Values 25 years ago were about 200-300 an acre I'm told. 8 years ago they were about 2000 to 3000 an acre. With covid, it went up to 3000-5000 depending on location.

That's in a rural location, with limited utilities, and low median wages.

It obviously differs extremely depending on location, but that's what I've seen. Also, the intentional communities bring all sorts of crazy people. Right now we have the "I need to escape the crazy elections" going on, as happens every 4 years. Between elections we usually calm down to people that honestly want to move for religious and community reasons.

We in the community view it as God's will and plan though. People move, and move away, quickly if they're not meant to be here. It's not an easy life. And the children definitely don't stay if the family isn't here for the right reasons. So, the community self sorts, on a long enough time line.

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