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Rainbow people? Whoa. How old are these old days where they were called that? I thought Rainbow people were supposed to be hippies. I've seen a lot of dirt bandits call themselves that.
Gypsies? These people give gypsies a good name.

I've met some strange people out 'there'.

My landlord one year in Ca rented the front of a duplex to a single gal and her three sons. She was into meth. The son's stole wheels from cars every night. When the gal was finally evicted, we found several dozen tires in the back room. They stole my MT bike just to be mean.

The people next door were from Mexico- but not nice Mexico. They ran over my cat- though I could't prove it. We had a guy who knew Spanish listen in to their convesation over the fence.
"Those people are bad." He said. "They aren't just typical illegals"

Yes, there do seem to be some 'poor' people who make a living out of being poor and mean. I don't think most 'poor' are like that- but maybe I'm wrong.

There's this attitude that anything they can get their hands on is fair game, anything they can get away with good, and anyone they can burn before being burned 'smart'.


munk
 
Originally posted by munk
Rainbow people? Whoa. How old are these old days where they were called that?

munk
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Munk the Rainbow People are still around today. Some call themselves the Rainbow Tribe and 'practice' so-called ndn ways in that they hold Sweats and other ceremonies.:( :grumpy:
In defense of some good people that get hooked up with them because they are looking for genuine ndn doings, actually do, and go on to participate with real ndns doing real ceremonies.
I've learned to not judge them out of hand until I've talked with them a few times.
Sadly many people only want the pseudo ways because they can do their dope with them and -that- gives us ndns a bad name sometimes.:( :mad:
I am not gentle with those kind.:D
 
My experience was that the poorest folks were always the most friendly and willing to share what little they had. I found this to be true everywhere from the Pacific Northwest to Florida. The local folks were always inviting us to camp on their property, sharing their food, or showing us their favorite fishing spot or secret swimming hole.

A middle class suburb was enemy territory. They were uptight places of fences and repression best avoided by wide detours. The country, where the poor rural folks lived was friendly, open, and inviting.

Of course this was many years ago in the early seventies, before the collapse of American society during the eighties.
 
I've had the same experiences you have Beenaround, and I can't classify it any longer. Being poor never meant one was a thief. But there are a few generations raised on relief and drugs now.

In middle class American they arrest you- or used to. I know- I was arrested.


munk
 
depends on what you mean by "poor"

I've know poor people I'd trust my finances with...

and others I wouldn't lend a dime...
 
Originally posted by pendentive
depends on what you mean by "poor"
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"Poor" meaning "without wealth or material possessions".

In a materialistic society, this is usually a negative connotation, but there are exceptions. St Francis for example was under self imposed vows of poverty. He chose to forgo material possessions and live as a "poor person".

At one point in my life I chose to follow the path of St. Francis. I thought I was on the path to "Sainthood". My mother said I was just a "Bum" who didn't want to work.

Since I wasn't Catholic, or really even Christian, this particular path proved difficult to tread. So I became a "Bum", but I never lost my reverence for the ways of St. Francis and I eventually became known as "St. Chuck the Bum".
 
Believe the Rainbow Alliance were a political group allied with Jesse Jackson.

But I've been wrong.
 
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