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Originally Posted by vid00d
1) Drugs - The hippe took drugs in order to achieve some kind of spiritual enlightenment. In some ways, drugtaking became perceived as attaining a higher level of conciousness. The liberation of the mind was part of a larger social liberation of different peoples and colors. Drugs became revolutionary. Today we know that it's simply about getting high/stoned, and nothing more. The hippies thought they were being revolutionary, when in reality they were just trying to have a good time. This is a cynical viewpoint, yes, but at least somewhat accurate.
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Based on what? I still know a lot of old hippies who use psychadelics for spiritual journeys. People like Leary and McKenna are still very popular today. People still talk today about weed being a drug which unplugs the mind from standardised thinking. Where's your evidence to support your viewpoint being accurate?
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Originally Posted by vid00d
2) Peace - Demonstrations by the hippie movement were peaceful in nature, to a fault. While nonviolence is acceptable on a moral basis, it is not a practical means of achieving social change. Destabilization, agitation, and destruction are the quickest and most effective ways to bring about equality.
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What, so Martin Luther King's marches weren't destabilising, his speeches not agitating? You can be peaceful
and effective. Lets compare the peaceful hippy movement to The Weathermen and see who made the most difference.
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Originally Posted by Smoke Break
I arrived in '88.  I missed all the good parts of life because I was so late. Im late for everything.
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I know how you feel, man. I was born in '86, so technically I was alive during the birth of thrash metal, and the release of Aliens, Watchmen and the Famicom. Still, not quite the same if you don't remember it.