I was being a little short sighted on the number of generations. I remember the 60s, i participated, the first narcissistic generation I remember was then, couldn't stand to be around them and still feel the same way today watching those same people, from THAT generation, that are currently telling us what to do,say and think. I watch from afar and don't let it affect my daily life.
Are the current generations as narcissistic and self righteous and self centered,
Absolutely, and the grandparents from the 60s, not all, but many , are teaching the grandkids to be the same way.
The hippie generation is a raw nerve for me, I had to face them when
I came home from the VN police action.
I apologize for the rant.
Oh, by all means, don't stop, I understand. I was there too.
Not to get off on Nam, but I saw the reception for vets on the news, really pissed me off and I was in high school, toward the end of that Expedition, things may have changed, I'm not sure. All I know is, is that when I got back home, to San Fran, then to Dallas, then to Kansas City, no one in those airports gave me one ounce of crap, no one! It might have been my Greens bloused in my jump boots with a look that might bite heads off and spitting them up some azz, not sure, but I was never harassed by anyone. Everyone was pleasant on the Greyhound Bus from KC to Springfield, the driver even pulled over letting me out 4 blocks from home before going to the bus station. (as I walked home I thought, if I had asked he may have driven me to the front door!)
One of my claims to fame in the Army was in Heidelburg in '72, when I was on duty and put my right hand under Jane Fonda's butt to toss her in the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck arresting her during a demonstration, oh, she was ticked off! Nice butt! I still have a Jane Fonda urinal sticker.
While that hippy cultural has changed, matured we might say, they are still social maggots living off society, some more successful than others but still maggots, might say blood sucking leaches. Telling us what to do? I won't mention the political party best known for authoritarian rule, we don't do that here, that's just a natural tendency of human nature, some just need to be a top dog.
Which brings me to another aspect of overlanding. The thought of being mobile or running to the hills when SHTF!
Okay, we get it, we all love the outdoors, like to stay out, go camping, blah, blah, blah.
How many are getting into this overlanding as a survival means to get away from the you know who's?
In these times? Really! Many have to be thinking my go bag is packed, truck is topped off, ready to hit the trails in a moments notice when the balloon goes up!
There has to be more than three survivalist types in overlanding to learn the tricks of remote travels.
Tell me I'm wrong!
