I am a 21st Century Hippie, A Liberal Progressive & I am NOT Going Away!

[KyndCulture]

I wrote this for my blog awhile back and George Clooney inspired me to dig it out and post it today....

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I am a 21st century hippie. I am a liberal. I am a progressive. And I am NOT going away.

I was born too late to be a hippie in the 60's. I was only 7 at the end of the Viet Nam war however I share some sort of brain collective with those flower children that came before me. What does it mean to be a 21st century hippie. I share the same goals, heart and soul, as my brothers and sisters in the 60's did. I want, no I DEMAND, the following things:

I demand peace, an end to the occupation of sovereign countries by disingenuous governments and regimes who by way of self serving megalomaniacal designs on democracy are raping sovereign nations of their only resources and livelihoods. I did not specifically say the US or Bush, because I also demand Tony Blair and other warmongering facisct murderers stop their maiming and killing too.

I demand a higher consciousness toward this planet and her limited and finite resources. Alternative energy sources are not something that can wait one second longer. I find it disgusting that my country uses 25% of the oil on earth when our population pales in comparison.

I demand the truth from my elected officials in all matters. You work for ME, I do not and will not bow to you. I demand to know the truth and I will settle for nothing less. I will fight you every step of the way to keep you honest, on the local, state and national levels. I will be the finger nails on the chalkboard grating on your conscience with every lie you tell me and our people.

I demand the constitution of this country be upheld in the highest most honorable traditions and that no frivolous, self-serving and discriminatory amendments to our birthright it be passed. I will fight with every ounce of my energy to protect the Constitution of the United States in the spirit of my forefathers and mothers intended it to be. This document shall not now nor ever be a tool for discrimination of any person or group in this country, ever again.

I demand fair elections in this country. Never again will our democratic process be outsourced to the highest bidder, private corporations or partisan groups with selfish gain shining in their lying eyes. I demand that election reform take place, now, not 4 years from now and I will fight everyday until this is accomplished. This country has NO RIGHT to force our democracy on ancient peoples when we cannot even get it right here. This is unacceptable.

I demand an end to discrimination in this country. It is unacceptable that a people of wisdom and might, have no tolerance toward the rest of the people on this earth. I demand an end to laws that keep people from their vast potential. I demand that as a woman I am paid exactly what a man with my education and experience would be paid. I demand an end to laws that keep Native Americans poor and in the debt of the very people who stole their homes and land. I demand freedom of choice in all things for all Americans, including abortion rights and my right to sleep with and love whomever I should choose. I demand the United States Government and the Governments of all 50 states stay out of my bedroom and my dresser drawers.

I demand healthcare reform in this country. It is unconscionable that 49 million Americans go without healthcare in a free and modern society. I demand that healthcare be a right and not a privilege in this nation. American's live in pain and suffering everyday, not because of the lack of science, because of the lack of money. This is unthinkable. I demand an end to the pharmaceutical lobby in Washington. Big pharm has no right to make laws that are so self-serving and so greedy that they are killing American's on a daily basis. I demand an end to television and radio advertising of prescription drugs, I am not a doctor and I will NOT tell my doctor what to prescribe, that is their job.


My name is Lisa and I am a 21st century hippie. I am a liberal. I am a progressive. And I am NOT going away.

[mike_c]

1. welcome to the bus, sister....

I'm a twentieth century hippie named Mike, and we may gray, but we don't go away!

[KyndCulture]

2. That's a great bumpersticker Mike!! hehehehe...

[beyurslf]

4. Save a spot for me!

[acmejack]

9. I resemble that remark!

[havocmom]

13. Seat on the bus for me too? I made cookies

and steamed up some brown rice...

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[KyndCulture]

6. Thank you!

[Faygo Kid]

5. I'm a 21st Century Schizoid Man. Glad to have you aboard.

Us 60s teens welcome you and appreciate your passion. You spent time on this, and it paid off. We hereby welcome you to the Court of the Crimson King.

[Ariana Celeste]

18. Great album.

:thumbsup:

(I've got that pinned up on my wall right in front of me, btw ;))

[earth mom]

7. Awesome rant!

I feel the same way. I was too young to be a hippie-I was only 9 in 1969, but I've shared their heart felt ideals ever since then.

p.s. I call myself a sorta hippie, because although I was never into pot, I do love my birkenstocks, my gauzy flowered dresses and my rose colored glasses! :hippie:

[KyndCulture]

10. It's all a state of mind anyway! lol

[EFerrari]

8. I'm not going away either.

And the Thugs can just kiss my liberal remote.

:toast:

[KyndCulture]

11. kick

[mdmc]

12. another leftie here

[Nederland]

14. Great List of Demands

Now I'd like to see a list of what you believe are your responsibilities in achieving those demands.

[katty]

15. I am too-Print this up and circulate everywhere!

16. count me in too

I never got to protest the Vietnam war, but I got to know a few Vietnam veterans. We sure aren't having those kind of protests against Iraq as they did about Vietnam, are we? And marijuana is even more illegal.

[mdmc]

17. kick