mr_p
Bluelighter
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^ hippies may 'oppose' mainstream society, intellectually (yet still drive a car, get the dole, smoke, etc)
but indigenous people actually live in a way that is almost completely opposite to mainstream society
of course this is a broad sweeping generalization.
where I am from their are more shades of hippy then Colours in the Rainbow~
there is your 'dreadlock, smoke pot, eat psychedelics, on the dole' hippy
there is your 'love nature, plant seeds, take action' hippy
there is your 'business savy, work within capitalism for systemic change' hippy
then there is your 'purist, eat raw foods, don't take drugs, meditate' hippy
there is your 'vote greens, politically active, tree planting' hippy
.. and of course many, many more shades of hippy and combinations of the above generalization
There are so many different types of people that could be perceived as 'hippy' by society and yet are worlds apart in many different ways.
I think ultimately 'hippy' is often seen as someone who is 'counter-culture' and has very alternative views on reality ~ and one can be so 'far-out' and 'opposed' to the mainstream they have little to contribute to the larger evolution of consciousness taking place right now.
the middle-way, I reckon, is where real shifts take place and creative energy has the freedom to create broader cultural changes ~ real grassroots stuff
but indigenous people actually live in a way that is almost completely opposite to mainstream society
of course this is a broad sweeping generalization.
where I am from their are more shades of hippy then Colours in the Rainbow~
there is your 'dreadlock, smoke pot, eat psychedelics, on the dole' hippy
there is your 'love nature, plant seeds, take action' hippy
there is your 'business savy, work within capitalism for systemic change' hippy
then there is your 'purist, eat raw foods, don't take drugs, meditate' hippy
there is your 'vote greens, politically active, tree planting' hippy
.. and of course many, many more shades of hippy and combinations of the above generalization
There are so many different types of people that could be perceived as 'hippy' by society and yet are worlds apart in many different ways.
I think ultimately 'hippy' is often seen as someone who is 'counter-culture' and has very alternative views on reality ~ and one can be so 'far-out' and 'opposed' to the mainstream they have little to contribute to the larger evolution of consciousness taking place right now.
the middle-way, I reckon, is where real shifts take place and creative energy has the freedom to create broader cultural changes ~ real grassroots stuff
