Greetings and Salutations

Hey, what's happening, you guys? My friends jokingly call me "Hippie Longstocking" because of my red hair and pigtails. One day, in search of better work (because even a hippie has to eat!), I moved to Baltimore, and found a depressing urban wasteland, positively saturated in the urban and hip hop culture. You know, to each his own, I'm not one to judge lifestyles, but I'm beginning to realize that we are a dying breed of people, and it is unfortunate. My desparation for some like-minded folks led me to an internet search, which led me to here. I'm just interested in meeting new people, so contact me! Julie AKA HippieLngstckng

 

Greetings to you sister,

I read your post - here's what I would like to do in my dreams - grab all of you people on this forum and build a city. This city wouldn't have any walls but some sort of invisible force field like on these sci-fi movies. Now, in the inside, you guys could leave if you wanted to - it wouldn't be a cult and no one would be prisonner. Yet, on the outside, no one could come in if they were not part of this site.

We would all work - we wouldn't work to make planes and stuff, and especially not guns. No, we would farm and build ourselves some beautiful colored homes. If the outside world went kaboom because they're too dumb to talk to each other, it wouldn't be our problem.

I can dream?

Love,

Friend.

 

Boy would I ever love to do that Friend. I'm so fed up of the world we live in... of the system that we can't escape. I want to sell everything I own and get out of the city. I want to build my own little home, grow my own food, make my own clothes... Live life the way it was intended to be lived.

And HippieLngstckng, welcome to the forums. It's nice to meet you.

 

i agree... that would be a utopia! i hate guns, and war, materialistic things... things of the ego. your dream would be so ideal, so perfect. maybe thats what its like in heaven (if you believe in that). i wish too that all of us on this site could have one big commune all of us together. maybe one day it will be possible...

 

So, when are we going to start building our hippie commune, guys? Just kidding (Especially since I don't know where to get one of those sci-fi dome thingys... D'OH!) I live in a city torn by violence and weapons, it really is a wonderful dream, to be able to sell what I have and go and live off the land somewhere. Weapons are designed for one purpose, to kill. And then people who don't like weapons begin to feel that they NEED weapons to protect themselves, and that is truly unfortunate. Where does it end??? Well, I have my little escape place now. Thanks for welcoming me, ya'll. See ya around the forums!!!

 

Kind of like Marxist Communism, then?

 

cool man, that sounds utopian- a hippy commune*sigh
arizona would be a good place to 'build' one because the indians on the reservations could join with us because then we could all help each other out...
i cry so much whenever i hear pete seger sing 'we shall overcome.....' but it is a good cry! and go to hippycommune.com
not quite sure what it is yet but they say they are working on a hostel type thing. ooh you can change the font color.... cooooooooool and mean people should go away or stop being mean.
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Hey, Hippie Nice to see you on the forums. I used to live in Baltimore - unfortunately. But now, I'm enjoying life in Japan. I hope you have lots of fun on the forums

 

hello hippylongstocking. i have to agree we are a dying breed. there was 5 of us in my school(down to 4 now) and i was the only one in my last school. american tv and school systems teach that the hippies were wrong and that it is bad to be a hippy. there needs to be less hating of us just because we are anti war and things of that nature. now that thats outta the way hello hippylongstocking im sure youll love this forum its now my favorite thing to do. by the way, in this utopia would there be school? and if there was would it be mandatory?

 

That's a good question, Soulrebel51! Please don't get mad at my answer.

Yes, there would be school and it would be mandatory. I don't think it should be set up the way it is... I think there should be more of a focus on the students' interests and the trade they are thinking about going into when they are an adult. But it's important to have a general education, and besides that, believe me, my friend, you're gonna miss school once you graduate. (I know, I didn't think I would either, I thought, "F*** school!!! )

Do well now, sweetie, while you're in school, and you won't have to work quite so hard when you get out. I'm very afraid, I'm reading my mother's words being typed by my fingertips, so I think I'll stop, since Mom's obviously posessed my body.... (Dammit, Mom!)

 

lol, "Hippie Longstocking", that's pretty cute!

 

I am a long haired country boy from North Dakota. I traveled absolutly on faith and good spirit for many years coast to coast. Now i thrived of any income i could provide for myself. From food boxes to hemp these were my saviors. I've lived in city parks, hopped the frieght trains and myself have dreamed the idea for a place to gather, but as an old school it had boundries each time. So through the internet I have Solved this problem I've gathered and conspired with those who craft and live crafty livestyles via trade, trades. barters. We have created http://www.craftytrades.com Here I wish to gather all who wander and some who are lost to become a part of the open doors community at Crafty Trades. recently we had a Baby Boy Devan Valentine Hoerner. he is my new inspiration. A place where people can place all kinds of info, forums, classifieds w/photo's, photo album, you can place it and link it anywhere. My goal is to collectively organize and Craft a revolution. I know your'e out there so i ask For your help check it out and help us fill this large empty space all my services our free. I cry out for my phamily to hold me for it has been far to long since I have heard those words Welcome Home Brother.

 

Congratulations on the baby, Crafty!
Anyone who's interested should check out his site, it's got lots of stuff

 

Thanks for the encouragement there. Hippie, I hope mor people visit and encourage growth. The Chat and IM is up and running so our the journals (kinda like a diary) These can be used for multiple reasons. (I just rant amd rave myself) I am trying to put brother and sister togeether. I don't want to rape their talents and personalities. I want them to share with the world. Scream and Holler Hear I am. Listen folks My store is an 1976 International Harvester 34 foot Schoolbus and office in tow is a 1979 Nomad 26 Foot travel trailer. When I roll down the road I take up just a little over 60 feet. I like others have travelled. Poor and broke, no credit cards only my faith for years. These honestly were the best years of my life. Oh ya i have a reason for my cause. I have fought for many changes in life and mostly ended standing alone. i will create a revolution with my freinds a phamily. Watch me ,I am that itch that does'nt go away. I search those for those who wander and in no way are lost. To travel is an aid for humanity (some will understand this) well thats enough rage for a moment. Come and stoke the fires all are welcome Peace and Love (Glen)

 

Hello HippieLngstckng! Welcome!

That's a neat website craftyone, it does have a lot of neat stuff on it. It'll be cool when you get more people posting on your forums.

And about the school thing...there are independant schools which basically let the student go at their own pace. In most public schools they either fail a student and make them have to go through the whole year again or if the year was to easy for the student, they skip them to the next level and having the student miss a year's worth of material. In the independant schools students are given a chance to go at their own pace, learn the material as they learn it and not have to worry about a time limit. They also have special electives one can take and go at their own pace in those classes also, that way they can get training in whatever 'trade' they want to go into. It would be nice if these schools were found everywhere, since students aren't rushed or bored they end up learning a lot more and getting more out of the school experience. But this would also require a lot more teachers since it requires so much one-on-one with the student, and since we are already having a shortage of teachers it's hard to have many of these independant schools. maybe someday.

Also, weird how I'm reading all this after my dream last night. More like a nightmare though. It was basically how people ended up destroy themselves. It was a battle of religions and neither side would let up on who was right and since both sides were so techniologically advanced w/ weapons and planes n such and each side felt the other shouldn't exist because they refused to believe in what they believed in, and those who weren't part of the religion battle felt they needed to protect themselves with weapons. After a little while, pretty much everyone was armed and in the end we basically destroyed each other and the world ended

 

DandelionPrincess, that's probably no dream. That's probably going to be how the end of the world is really going to take place, because no one is willing to budge an inch, not even to agree to disagree. People think that just because they don't see eye to eye that the other view or belief must be wrong. But if everyone started looking at the principles for most religions, a lot of the morals and standards coincide with one another... Which is what my Teacher came to say in the first place... It is not the letter of the law that matters, it is the principle! But enough about that.

Hopefully we can change the course of the future, but that would require all the parties involved to find some kind of common ground, and if they aren't willing to try, then nothing can be done. Judge not lest thee be judged!

 

There can never be overall peace just ultimate freedom.

In your life do you remember the times you were happy. the times when no thought bother you, The endless search for bliss. We search for it always, pray each day our fellow kind will gather together uder one to embrace themselves and each other. I don't have to like you, just love and accept you. It's hard to believe that so many people in being so unhappy, are afraid to change their lives to change this world. We all dream good things, unfortunately most just get out of bed and crawl back, afraid to change. To accept someone is to not challenge their beliefs, morals, standards. Even when it hurts you so.

But hey what do I know?

 

Man that is such a catchy screen name HippieLngstckng, I love it!

 

Dear HippieLngStcking,

Do you have something against the letter o?
heh heh.... just wondering... Welcome to the hipforums , glad to have you here!!
Love,
Courtney

 

*grin* nah, not really.
just shorter to type... (not by much tho...)