Maybe because I'm in the middle of my 10-page final essay on "Freiburg: grüne Politik" and all I can think about is environmental protection and green philosophy, I stop to consider my actual thoughts on the subject. Are the Greens and the Green Parties really on to something here? Why can't we strive for lasting peace, a healthy earth and grassroots-democracy?
I wiki it.
It also surprises me how much energy the U.S. wastes on pointless items like SUVs, non-insulated/badly designed houses and light bulbs/huge monitors. Not to mention Americans have no transportation system to brag about. And education in the States? don't even get me started. <-- This actually seems to be my common 21-year old rant these days: how the Man and the ignorant folk get me down... and why can't we all just be open... and smart... and get along?
I google it.
Ok, ok, I do know that the Green Party certainly isn't the ideal party to be with and I also understand the economic/energy crisis, along with other worldly news about why those countries just can't get along, HOWEVER I'm optimistic about the human race (if we can survive the meteor in 2012). I've decided to term myself as a "Modern Hippie".
A "Modern Hippie", in my opinion, is a youth in the counterculture of the Information Age. One who can easily access the exchange of information online to better themselves and the world around them. The networks they create enhance human connection and broaden the reaches of music and art. In this border-less/reckless world, the "Modern Hippie" still cares for a healthy earth, a healthy body and a healthy mind.
I thought of this term when I was laying baked in the sun with my long flowy hair and short-shorts, listening to Bob Marley, researching how Freiburg is so umweltfreundlich.
I blog it.
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