When the hell did it happen? I was just a kid in the sixties, so all I have are vague notions of what the demands of the counterculture were. I’m not sure they knew. Hippies probably weren’t known for being the most organized or clear thinking bunch that ever existed. There were so many sects and subsects. You had the bunch fighting for racial equality. You had the “we don’t want to go to Vietnam and get our heads blown off” bunch. You had the “damned if I know I just want to smoke my weed, get high and listen to this really groovy music” bunch.
Then you had the hardcore communists that really did want to restructure society. Rampart magazine, the Chicago 7 and other groups I don’t have a clue about. I suppose if I had the time and energy I could read a few of David Horowitz’s 47 books on the subject. I think most of the hippies were focused on the simple things, mary jane, fornication and not seeing SE Asia. Oh, and doing as little work as possible. I’m not sure why they were the laziest generation that ever drew a breath, but it sure seemed that way.
But when you got down to it, they really didn’t have a problem with “the squares” (Republicans). People who had jobs, took baths and knew a barber. It was more of a “you do your thing, I’ll do mine” kind of vibe. Today’s closest relative of a hippy, Antifa, believes no such thing. They want you ostracized, in jail or otherwise gone from society. The ‘peace’ symbol is not theirs. Its their way or the highway. Antifa’s symbol is the closed fist, not your first 2 fingers making a V.
That last paragraph had some really good insight, not to mention the previous 2. Too bad no one will ever read it. But that’s the bottom line, why is today’s Left so damn angry? America is/was the greatest country on the planet, why do you wish to destroy every institution that made it that way? Hippies didn’t want to destroy the Church, this bunch does. Most hippies weren’t filled with hate. I think they saw the need for a basic societal structure.
The modern lefty has a strange ranking of priorities. Kill babies, open borders, placate China, hate Christians, love Muslims, climate change and 57 genders. They’re nuts. Luna ticks. How on earth did they come up with such an insane ‘to do’ list?
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