In The First Years, Herds Of Over A Hundred Pigs Would Sweep Through The Farms And Homesteads Of Indian
In the first years, herds of over a hundred pigs would sweep through the farms and homesteads of Indian territory in eastern Oklahoma, devastating the land and driving rural people into nearby towns. They quickly armed themselves and formed militias to fight the hogs, but progress was slow. Over the next decade they pushed herds out of open land and into more vegetated areas. The hogs found enough shelter and forage in the forests and shrubland to breed at still alarming rates. Hunting parties started regularly scouting open ground for any pigs daring enough to venture out of cover. Over time these parties became more systematic and economical, figuring out how to anticipate and capture entire herds. Although they still had no usable farmland, the people developed efficient butchering and processing techniques and found safe routes through the landmine fields to trade for Texan crops. Initially devastated by the hog invasion, the east Oklahoma nations eventually fought back and carved out a niche for themselves in the new American order.
The US government, hollowed out, has all but collapsed. The east coast states down to Georgia have mostly held together and still recognize the authority of Washington DC. California, Oregon, and Washington have formed an independent coalition on the west coast. Texas' influence captures the whole coast of the Gulf of Mexico, now called the Gulf of Texas by several hundred million people. The Great Lakes states have merged with Canada. And the Great Plains in the middle of the continent are overrun by feral hogs, and war.
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Leaving a cult is really hard, so I really respect the people who are speaking from this place.
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I first saw this exhibition in the free art gallery on the campus where I did my grad program. I would walk across the quad on days when I had a free hour or two and just browse the artwork. One day they had a small section with a few pairs of photographs, each pair taken in the same location at different times, with one or more subjects missing from the later photograph. Four boys sitting together, next to a picture of three men in similar poses. Two young men running down a hill next to one old man running down the same hill. Follow the link and you can see for yourself.
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Anyway, stay safe out there.
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