They want to get in their comfortable pew and stay there. Poor communication within the community is another barrier to resiliency. Coupled with farmers' traditional spirit of independence - which can make it difficult for people in rural communities to reach out and share problems poor communication at the community level takes a heavy toll on resiliency. Depopulation, the loss of culture and sense of community, and the loneliness caused when family and friends move away all create enormous barriers to resiliency. People are frustrated in trying to identify with a community.
People feel no commitment to or responsibility for communities so far away.
The emptiness of the land is reinforced by the experience of driving past one empty farmyard after another. The people have all gone. The government is also seen as a barrier to rural peoples' resiliency, mainly because of their feelings of alienation from the government. They feel that the government doesn't understand agriculture, doesn't communicate well with rural people and imposes policies and practices which are not always in the best interests of rural people. Lack of resources was frequently noted as a barrier to resiliency.