> There is also a western do it yourself individualism that puts common resources in contention This is exactly the John Galt/John Wayne hybrid cultural identi

> There is also a western do it yourself individualism that puts common resources in contention This is exactly the John Galt/John Wayne hybrid cultural identity that you're saying doesn't exist manifesting itself. That same "individualism" is why we can't come together long enough to build water infrastructure for people who belong to that same community. It's genuine insanity. Americans deserve every bit of pain we're about to experience over water rights in the coming decades because we won't acknowledge that mentality is the problem.