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one answer massive greed and narcissism. voters were , ill-informed, gullible, lied to but they voted for all these criminals Trump being the absolute worst

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I listened to the audio book and have not seen the fictionalized movie yet. The author is young, and she really spent quality time trying to experience the nomad existence. In the pages there's quite a mixture of romance of the road juxtaposed with financial, food, medical, and housing insecurity.

The nomads of the book are mostly Boomers. They grew up post World War II in a grateful nation that knew the troops coming home deserved jobs, housing, health care, education, and a decent retirement. White troops that is. Then came the movements of the 60's and 70's. Maybe that's why some seniors believe ALL of us deserve the necessities of life. Of course the Boom generation is also plagued with those among them that think: If you are rich you did things right, and If you are poor you must have done something wrong. That's such an immoral and unrealistic dogma whether you are young or old. Sadly such folks want to claim Christ as their guiding light, but we all know what he taught about the least of us.

Lastly, "living rough" should not be illegal. Support local ordinances to ban harassment of those in that circumstance.

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I first learned about the book and movie back in November when the author was interviewed by travel writer Rick Steves. Go to about 32 minutes into this: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio/programs/program-621

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While I certainly understand and agree with the social implications of the film, for me much of it was about loss and grief. The wide spaces and airy background. I lost my husband of 16 years, 5 years ago, he was 38 years my senior, a WWII, veteran, and when you lose someone, it is the most outer space experience that you will have, like walking on Mars. And the loss and struggle to survive is only realized by some connections, for me, my daughter, certainly not by my workplace which was solidly anti-gay evangelical. No condolence, not for me at my loss, but many cards for an uncle of a worker who sprained his ankle.

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It is confirmed that the Republican Party is the Party of lies.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-hot-mic-gop-leadership-trump-183832402.html

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RV life is not all that it is cracked up to be. Most of the free camping spots are filled. Private ones can be very expensive and good ones book up a year or more in advance. Some of them will not let in older RV's. They want a good image. More are being built as they are very profitable. As far as the great outdoors go, your neighbor is 5 feet away on each side. Walmart is famous for free camping but many do not allow overnight camping anymore. You also have to consider safety in roadside rest areas etc. Yes, there are a lot of people that are permanently living in RV's. I wonder how the census handled that? An example:

https://www.sunrvresorts.com/resorts/west/colorado/jellystone-park-at-larkspur/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4cOEBhDMARIsAA3XDRg4YAIXPgdHVsqhJhEw2s6IYVKuUkRWV1Hwh90CRXfL5FRQPSXjxzwaAjdREALw_wcB

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