Stupid Dumb Young "Hippies"

There just upset that the world didn't belong to them then, and it doesn't now.

 

Last time someone responded to this thread was two years ago and they weren't responding to the threat I was actually referencing in my original thread. Well yesterday the FCC passed a rule that will allow AT&T and Verizon to set the rules for net nuetrality.

While you were worried about being called dumb and stupid, the FCC and government treated as though you were.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...ing-net-neutrality-rules-that-att-wants.shtml

This is what started this huge thread:

 

i dont "only wear tie dye and listen to rock" or what not... i also dont go around saying im a hippie... i like this site cause its full of people who are understanding kind and helpful in some situations. i do want change for somethings and i would like to initiate some sort of fight, but easier said than done... i mean i help with organizations for example that stop oil drilling with chemicals by water wells, etc. i personally think my purpose here on this earth is to bring art- any art- to communities that dont have a good music, etc. community. and i have been doing so on my own to the best of my ability...

i do agree there are many people who throw out the name hippie here and there, but i dont think its fair to classify all of this generation as posers, or frankly uncaring and lazy.

we all have different issues in the world we want to fix and we should all respect the way eachother goes about it... i try... i just infact sent a letter to the president... i sound dumb in it, but hey... at least i did it! hopefully he'll read it.

sorry if that sounded a little aggressive at first.
:sunny:

 

While I see gardener's point, there's only so much that can be done, now that policy is set by the corporate owned politicians who consistently side with monetary interests instead of the majority.

I can't tell you how many petitions I've signed or politicians I've contacted trying to maintain net neutrality, yet now it comes to this. They don't listen.

The irony is that the Internet is in part responsible for the apathy of the younger generation, now that it's so easy to be plugged in without even leaving the house. Not that I'm happy about the situation, but maybe when these "dumb young hippies" get disgusted with how slow their internet connection is, they'll get off their asses and go outside and agitate. Better yet, they'll boycott the telecom behemoths that are responsible for this crap.

If you don't like AT&T and Verizon, Credo Mobile is an option.

 

You miss the point, while you profess to be free spirited you are allowing your rights to be eroded. How free can you ever be if you ignore that?

 

I hope you are right. For now I am still on dialup.

 

there's only so much one can do...

 

and i have no control on how people take my words or actions...

 

First of all, I agree with what you're saying about the net neutrality issue. It's very disturbing that they are just giving it all over to these companies to do with as they please.

But, as mentioned, what do we really do about it? I'm 17, and I've contacted my senators, signed petitions, etc. (Without revealing my age, mind you) And I know many people do the same thing, but no matter what we do collectively to try and influence legislation, they don't listen to us! Among those who actually try to force change, it's really easy to develop an apathy for things, because we are experiencing a learned helplessness. No matter what we do, those in power will end up listening to money rather than the people.

You say to mobilize. But you also complain that the government censors everything that gets to us, now increasingly through the internet. Well don't you see that if we do get out into the streets, if we do protest and get our opinions out there, first, the government will try their hardest to break it up, and second, they'll censor everything to where word doesn't get out to the people. There are protests and movements everyday, but you'll never hear about them because of the censorship. Again, it's the learned helplessness.

What do we do in this case? Where they've learned our strategies and are combatting them? I think most of us are just waiting until someone comes up with something new that works for once.

 

Is it not possible to be free-spirited in a prison? Is being hippie really about what you do and not what you are?

 

Be the cange u want to see,

 

Yes, I think that's perhaps the best thing we can do for this world. :love:

 

Whoa, whoa. Cool your jets. Listen, I understand the respect for your elders. I respect those 'true hippies' who have been around for awhile and seem to know the 'true meaning' of it.

I no longer fear the intimidating tactics of an elder ranting about what used to be, and trying to compare it to modern times. Or maybe their complaining about how we are no longer 'true' because we don't seem to know what its all about.

George Bush passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act after 9/11/2001 in order to acquire information that will lead to 'terrorists' capture quicker and with less fuss than before. I was only 10 years old when the bill was passed, but I've done my retrospective research. Not one single senator read it over, proof read it, nothing. It was passed through scare tactics, and was backed by our fear of 'terrorists'. It made it so that anyone who said anything remotely 'terrorist' oriented, had a much higher risk of being intercepted and questioned. Things like this have been extremely common in all times of American history. Nothing gets a bill passed like good old fashioned fear. Our privacy has deminished by popular vote and governmental negligence, not the fault of the people.


You wanna fix your problem? Fix the panic reflex in this country, and fix the media that scares people into anything it tells them. This cannot be done because the government is too big, and so is the media. They are conglomerates man. You would be hard pressed to find results in this area even if we amassed a crowd the size of the 1963 March on Washington. I'm not saying its impossible, I'm saying that its improbable at best. Lashing out at the youth who still support ANYTHING to do with the hippie movement is foolish because it will do nothing but discourage them elsewhere, and judging from our latest numbers we need all the 'fake hippies' we can get if you plan on 'Saving this world' and 'improving our privacy'.

Anyone who has to be monitored by their parents while on the computer should DEFINITELY not be on a hippie website in the first place. And the government actually getting involved shouldn't be an issue of concern, as I am doing nothing wrong. The only people that are worried about that are pedophiles, people uploading bomb schematics and stealing copyrighted material. Don't even get me started on the healthcare system either.

I'm not trying to be an asshole man, but please rethink your shit before you go lashing out at the few people who are still willing to call themselves a 'hippie'

 

It dawned on me after writing this, that the thread was started years ago.

Oh well.

 

If A Topic Is Current, What Does It Matter What The "Date Stamp" Is......??



Cheers Glen.

 

He mentions MySpace. That ain't current. :hide:

I understand that internet rights is an ongoing and important battle but you gotta admit, 'the sky is falling' tone of the OP is kinda funny with the perspective of a five year gap.