HIPPIES MOVEMENT . what's the origin of this movement of late 60s ? What real people say about it ?
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Hippies were a sort of extension of the 'beat generation' aso called Bohemians or beatniks. They were a collective of artists, writers and poets that started a non-conventional, free-er, forward way of thinking and expresssing. Anti-authoritarian and left wing. The beatles growing their hair and getting psychedelic in '68 inspired new styles and ways of expression. The explosion of rock bands in San Francisco and the UK started an incredible phase of popular music that spread the hippie movement quickly. Woodstock, the summer of love. Unfortunately the 70's disco movement and it's cocaine seemed to have swallowed up most of the 60's hippies. They either OD'ed or became lawyers or computer geeks.
527607
Hippies came on the scene in the 1960s and 1970s.  They were unwashed, unshaven, free-love, unemployed commune dwellers; gypsies, if you will.  They rejected all social norms of the day, so they were rejected.
413123
ok,\ntop ten ways 2 become a genuine hippie:\n1.STOP BATHING (no1 likes a hippie that bathes)\n2.STAOP SHAVING/CUTTING YOUR HAIR:clean cut hippies?ithink not!)\n3.START WHEREING BAGGY CLOTHES(the only sexual atractions you should get is when your on extesy)\n4.START DRINKING/DOING DRUGS(sober hippies?r u mad?)\n5.START HOLDING UP THE PEACE SIGN ALL THE TIME(no reason 4 that)\n6.WHERE THOSE STUPID LOOKING HEAD BANDS(idk y)\n7.GET RID OF ALL ELECTRONICAL/EXTRA THINGS IN LIFE\n8.HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX W? EVERY!(thas wut they did)\n9.PROTEST AGAINST EVERY WAR W/ SITTINS AND OTHER THINGS PPL DONT PAY ATTENTION TO\n10.GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!
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I think these days the term hippy is just used to people who care for the world around them. People who don’t want to be the cause of our world suffocating and don’t want to see Gods creations fall apart. The stereotype of them going around in a VW van and smoking weed I personally think goes against what people identify as a hippy as they both cause pollution which is therefore killing our world. I don’t think their outer appearance would have changed much from the stereotype however I deeply feel that their inner thoughts would have changed as I feel they would receive more of a feeling of relaxation knowing that they are helping the world as opposed to smoking weed.
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its not, real hippies are useless wastes of space, maybe instead of biching all the time they should get real jobs and support the economy.  Its easy to smoke weed and judge the president but most people cant keep up on there laundry let alone handle everything that the president must.  Has anyone ever tried to imagine how hard that job is. You have terrorism, national disasters, accidents, national debt, medicare, education, taxes the list goes on and on and on.  Its real easy to work at home depot and bad mouth the president but I would like to see any of those people do a better job.
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In the 1960's people did many of the same things that you do today.  We had all of the advantages of modern times however we were not so sexually promiscuous.  Abortion was not legal, and the pill was still in the experimental stages.  In the late sixties that changed and coupled with a sudden onslaught of marajuana there came about a period called free love when many people experimented with new found sexual freedom and a sub culture of drug experimentation began.\n\nMore people read avidly the Internet was far from  available and really would not be used by just everyone for many more years.  I just read that someone said we listened to the radio... we listened to music on the radio but dramatic programs on the radio ceased when television became popular shortly after WWII by the time the sixties rolled around pretty much everyone had color tv.\n\nWe debated a great deal there were many social changes in the making.  Mom's were making the move into the job  market and it created great angst in many homes when women left there homemaking chores for jobs that paid actual money.  \n\nThere was a war in SE Asia and we were all very anxious about our friends and loved ones there.  In fact it can be truly said that anyone who had not been there had someone they knew or loved who had.  It was incredibly frightening we watched on the news every night afraid that we would not see our loved one and afraid if we did it would not be the kind of sight that we wanted to see.\n\nMeanwhile at home there was huge social change as racial equality became the issue of the day.  Not everyone on either side rapidly embraced the changes as there was fear coming at this issue from every direction.  Bad as things are now huge strides have been made and we applaud them many of us risked a great deal to make these changes happen.\n\nSocial life did not revolve around anyone thing, not everyone went to church in fact it was the beginning of a time when folks who had gone to church started to fall away people were disillusioned with all the distruction caused in the war and many blamed God.\n\nThere was a new awakening with regard to the enviornment we wanted to leave the world a better place for our children and we had huge debates on how to make that happen.  There were more young people in the United States than old people a result of the post  WWII baby boom.  The country for a time put all of its emphasis on what to do with all those young folks.\n\nI hope that helps there's tons more.  I was born in 1946 I remember the sixties well and I can tell you this.  There were such wonderful and diverse things happening that it would be impossible to put them all here.  Please don't use blanket statements when you refer to the people of that era it would be as inaccurate to do so as it would to say that all people living today like hip hop.  It was a large world with a huge population even then and if we had anything in common with each other it was that we were all doing our own thing.  Much as people do today.
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oh yeah!! are you one of the rainbow people?\n\nto me 'hippie' refers to both a lifestyle and the set of tastes in music, clothing and ideas that go along with this lifestyle.  respecting yourself and nature... the ORIGINAL version of 'god's plan'.\n\nwhile i could never be a gypsy and just pick up and go at the drop of the hat, i always admired those who are free and confident enough to do so.\n\nthe free expression and free love most people equate with the hippie movement is the ultimate expression of 'live for today'.  i find it quite appealing!\n\nthe clothing style and musical tastes of the stereoypical hippie are ALSO beautiful... simple, natural, elegant in an easy going way.  not so keen on the vw minibus, though.\n\nhippies are ones who march to their own drummer, and make the world a more interesting place!  there's much to learn from someone who could care less what you or i think.\n\nfear not the long hair...
673515
Back in the 60s, that was one way in which I liked to think of Jesus. It made a lot of sense at the time. With the accounts of the early Biblical Christians living communally and giving their goods to the poor, it seemed as if they (and by extension, Jesus) had a lot in common with the more idealistic hippies of the 1960s.
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I am proud to be a tree hugging liberal.  I honestly think when directed towards a man it is a stab at there manhood.  Caring and compassion are traditionally female attributes.  By calling them hippies I think they are trying to emasculate them.  It is just my opinion.
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God bless you. I hope you have a safe return. Anti-war protesters, as in the 60's were a disgrace to our nation. It was the worst decade in American history. It is the decade that changed everything. They were burning draft cards, bras, and anything else that represented the "establishment." Lot's lived in communes in filthy conditions, having group sex openly, sometimes in front of their children, and high on one drug or another. Woodstock was their crowning glory. Their offspring are today's liberals, as they were raised with the same beliefs. And look at the children of today's liberals, a generation of ill-mannered, misbehaved kids. The teachers today have a hell of a job. God help us, because these kids someday will make the decisions. You are a fine example of what a true American should be. Your parents should be very proud of you. They did a fine job raising you!  50--upper middle class-East coast
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Hippies get a bad rap for trying to be peaceful and responsible, but they don't care because they aren't motivated by greed or desire to feel important.  \n\nFolks write off their ideas without giving them a fair consideration.  \n\nOur society needs more of the values that Hippies stand for, especially during these bleak times of war and government oppression.\n\nPeace.
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Well, I lived through them...but can I remember the 70's?! Hmmm....Say no to war. Peace & Free love. Psychedelic clothing,leisure suits, high heels, mini skirts. Don't trust anyone over 30. Long hair, Afro hair. Awesome muscle cars. Watergate. Men on the moon. It was such a great decade even though it had it's downfalls and the way people treated each other in general was so much more honorable than today.
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Actually the Hippies were the malcontents and vagabonds that mixed in with the LOVE Children and dominated their ideas through the use of highly psychodelic drugs that really blew them away.  Look at The Beatles-they inspired the Love Generation and were sharp and on top of their game and then the hippies got a hold of them and The Drugs created the mess.  To do drugs for the purpose of getting high is against the native american standard as what they were really for was to find the spiritual realm and to find guidance.  Hippies just used them to find recognition which is exactly what tattoos and piercings are for kids today.
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In the 60's? Early 70's? That's ballpark. You had to go and get me curious, so I searched...couldn't find alot of info about it, but I know if I kept on it, I would - happy surfing!
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Hope you don't mind a Boring Old Fart weighing in on this one but you're running into the same thing that every counterculture throughout history has had to deal with. One of the establishments most tried and true tactics is to co-opt both the message & the means of getting that message out & turn these into mindless pap that threaten nobody's peace of mind. For all the stereotypes (many well deserved) of boring stoned out hippies too wasted to give a damn about anything, the counterculture in the 60's started out full of anger about freedom of speech, war, the environment , etc. The media largely ignored these issues & concentrated on the drugs & styles, Madison Avenue turned the counterculture into an advertising strategy to sell oodles of the corporate garbage that we were supposedly against, sickening no-talents like the Osmonds had Top 40 hits with "protest" songs about universal love & the environment. The truly comitted like you finally wore out beating their heads against both the established order & all the wannabes that had the look down right & took all the right drugs but couldn't be bothered with the issues that fueled the counterculture in the first place. These tactics obviously worked well then & have stayed in place since. You're also running into the fact that most people are AFRAID to get truly angry. This requires effort & upsets all the things that make them comfortable. Why listen to somebody like Bad Religion that requires actual involvement with the music & actual thinking about whats being said when you can turn on some mindless pap background noise that requires no effort at all?\nAll you can do is keep the faith in the music & issues that you believe in, keep your anger alive but don't let it turn into "whats the use " resignation, see all the lies & bullcrap in front of you & don't swallow any of it, and hope for the day when & if people finally wake the hell up and see what little drones we've all too willingly let ourselves be turned into. Don't lose the anger, USE the anger!!!
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I could see the following in the website:-\nOrganization dedicated to adopting a political agenda for the Hip-Hop Generation and fostering youth involvement in local, state, and federal electoral politics.\nNaturally it is a social movement.\nVR
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Hey! Is you one a them thar hippies?