The hippie trail largely ended in the late 1970s primarily due to both the Iranian Revolution resulting in an anti-Western government, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, closing the route to Western travelers.
that’s how countries generally work. the educated and the open minded move to cities while the reactionary either stay where they are or run to less populated areas to minimize exposure to outside opinions.
After 1979 -
Fascists ruin everything
I mean before the revolution Iran had a CIA-installed puppet government so… Yeah.
Facism ruing everything, fascists replacing fascists ruin everything squared.
Which was fairly progressive…
only in the capital and major cities
that’s how countries generally work. the educated and the open minded move to cities while the reactionary either stay where they are or run to less populated areas to minimize exposure to outside opinions.
I guess that’s better than nothing but yeah
Was fixing to muse about the Iranian revolution putting a stop to folks just passing through. Makes sense.
Europeans still use it