Comune Poll!!

If I can figure out how to work the polls....

but anyways, I was wondering what everyone thinks of when they hear commune. I think of tonnes of people labouring in a field with really "rustic" buildings, and such...

 

commune is people working together for a common goal or the common good. i dont feel there is any right or wrong way to power or unpower a commune. its up to the people living there. so i didnt vote cause i dont think i have any right to say somebody is doing something wrong just because i dont agree or do the way they do.

"Should communes have electricity?"
to answer that i cant. its not my place to say what others should or should not do.

 

Why thank you.

best poll answer yet.

 

i said yes to both ..depends on the goals of the commune ..some are kind of a back to basics communes ..others are more modern minded .....not all communes were ecological minded ...back in the 60s a lot of ecological things that people talk about now weren't even discussed ..about the only thing common with ALL communes was exactly that COMMUNAL LIVING

 

When I think of communes, electricity isn't even an issue that I think of. Whether or not electricity is present doesn't affect the way that I think of communes as working. I def. don't think it's an inherent part of the meaning of a commune. So... let the people of the commune decide for themselves.

 

It doesn't really matter where their power comes from. They are supposed to be self-suficient, so it makes sense to generate their own power. But its about working together, not about removing yourself from technology. Just don't be materialistic and its fine.

 

electricity is ok, just dont pollute the environment.

 

technology .. technology isnt the issue that needs addressing but the misuse of it, it is one of the few things whihc can save us in this over populated world .. in the world as we have it .. and no matter how you dream it to be .. thisis what we have and its not going to change overnight ..

the problem with extremist attitudes is that they are extremist .. the left the right .. the middle (only a differing degree of left and fight combined .. communism facism socialism captilisn .. all extremist viewpoints .. all based on the same principals of economics .. oh and how i would love to go on .. jejejeje .. but that is for another day


peace

 

yes it does matter where the power comes from .. that is the whole point of renewable energy which is sustainable of which they have control over .. and polutes in the least possible way ..

so mnay focus on things whihc we can see . for exapmple power stations et .. then they go down the store and buy processed food wrapped in plastic .. you realise how much energy is expended in getting that to your door.

just don´t gerenalise and its fine .. down with consurmerism i say ..

 

also, if the electricity is from a corporation that is doing insidious stuff we should reject it.

 

I believe that all people "should" use renewable energy over fossil fuel or neuclear produced energy whether they lived in a commune or not. Still, I voted for no electricity.

Personally I would prefer to live in a commune where NO electricity was used. I envision a tribe like community living in earthen homes such as cob. I believe that I could live without electricity or indoor plumbing. I'm a bit of a minimalist and Primitivist. The have nothing, do nothing method of living frees up even more time. I believe that having more man made items requires more up keep, expeses, and can be time consuming. Having necessary yet simple tools for survival, hunting, gardening, and construction is about as technological as I'd want to live. If land were not privately owned in this modern world, I'd prefer to live with a semi-nomadic tribe and have even fewer belongings in an effort to be more mobile and efficient. Such a tribe would certainly not have electricity.

Well, that is what I envision when I imagine the type of cummune that I'd like to join or start up.

P.S. I was considering starting a thread about living without electricity.

 

Alternative energy if possible
power grids if nessarcy

But if you really want to get back to nautre none at all.

 

Ive lived in communitys that had no electricity and some that do. Some get it from power companies some produce it themselves.
I for one like the produce it yourself attitude from solar wind or hydro electric

 

well if i must choose i think that no electricity at all is the best. don't know what i did choose some months ago, but now i think no electricity at all.

 

Almost every problem that we had on the commuinty farm I lived at could be traced back to plumbling or wiring. At the Rainbow gathering in Cali in 2004, we didn't have either and got along fine. peace

 

No power,


You have got to be kidding, most females loved it when they were freed from the slavery of the hand washing job that they had to do before electric washing mashines were invented, Do you really think guys would do share the hand washing chores?

Allan.

 

I said solar/wind/other because electricity is a good thing to have if you can get it, however with the pollution caused by power plants and the way the energy companies shake down poor people to further their agenda and increase their profit margin, I don't think grid power would be a god idea for a commune.

In fact it would be good if the whole country went to alterative energy and disconnected from the grid altogether.

 

Communes should have whatever they need to meet their common goals without sacrificing the integrity of the commune. If a commune is based on manufacturing or some sort of production, it would be a lot more difficult to thrive without electricity. If the commune existed as a self sufficient farm, the need wouldn't be nearly as great. Technology in and of it's self isn't wrong or bad, it's the misuse of it that causes all of the problems. Me personally? I'd opt for the minimal use of clean energy that was produced or harnessed on site.

 

That's an intersting point. I don't think I've ever heard of an industrial commune. All the communes I've ever heard about were agricultural in nature.

It would be hard to run a manufacturing facility on alternative power.

 

Yeah, you usually do associate a commune with agriculture, but I can think of at least five off of the top of my head that manufacture various things to suppliment their ag projects, so they have a greater need for electricity. At least, that's my opinion.