12-23-2017, 01:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-23-2017, 01:18 PM by TrainChaser.)
When I do see someone living in a van or small motor home, only one has been black. I am reminded of a conversation between two black women in my limo. One was saying something about "not wanting to be labeled", and that may be a big part of it. Despite all of the troublemaking black people seen on YouTube, many of them are just normal people. But they've seen a particular facet of life that white people haven't (and probably can't really imagine), and those experiences certainly must color their decisions.
One of the big problems with living in a van is the attitude of people who don't live in a van or on the road. We are labeled as homeless, and people look at us with suspicion. We aren't like THEM. And the mere thought of having to be like us scares them to death. It's a caste system, like it or not, and there are probably a lot of black people who think it would be horrible being both black AND homeless. It's a stigma.
Many of the people now living in cars or vans would really prefer to be living in a regular home (even very small), one that has its own piece of land, electricity and running hot water. But it's less and less likely by the day. Instead, there are more people joining us every day, whether they want to or not. Looking at the downhill movement of America over the last 50-60 years, I strongly suspect we're on our way to becoming another Third World country, like it or not.
BUT AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE!
One of the big problems with living in a van is the attitude of people who don't live in a van or on the road. We are labeled as homeless, and people look at us with suspicion. We aren't like THEM. And the mere thought of having to be like us scares them to death. It's a caste system, like it or not, and there are probably a lot of black people who think it would be horrible being both black AND homeless. It's a stigma.
Many of the people now living in cars or vans would really prefer to be living in a regular home (even very small), one that has its own piece of land, electricity and running hot water. But it's less and less likely by the day. Instead, there are more people joining us every day, whether they want to or not. Looking at the downhill movement of America over the last 50-60 years, I strongly suspect we're on our way to becoming another Third World country, like it or not.
BUT AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE!
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