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What happened to the hippies?

I think it was just a fad, or life phase, for most people. And most "got over it". Those who didn't can now be found now living in tents and read about in the obituaries. The list is long, very long, of celebrities that didn't live to the ripe old age of 40 because of their lifestyle.
 
They went to college, got degrees in political science, the law, teaching, administration, environmental science, etc. and have been teaching our kids, running our cities, govts, and other parts of society for the last 40 years, quietly passing on their ideas and philosophies to the next generation. All you have to do is look around at the ideas being promoted today and you will see the extensions of that era are alive and well. Permissiveness, good is bad and bad is good, rebellion against authority, sexual confusion, drugs, decline in marriage, lack of commitment, etc.
 
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Right on Paul,
Born in San Francisco in '47, I somehow didn't get into the drugs, etc. I was left of center untill I saw the error of my ways with the Vietnam war and the Draft( I joined the U.S. Army). I've all too often said the hippies of that day were the teachers, etc. of the 80 and here we are with the craziness of today's political, social scene .

Lew L
 
During the 60's I got my first full time job at a leather store. We supplied most of the leather and beads to the ones in Northern Mn. We sold thousands of sq. ft. of leather in those days.

I stayed away from the drugs and psycho influences that were very prevalent at the time.
 
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Being part of that generation I was curious about their lifestyle and beliefs. It didn't take me long to reject their way of living and ideologies and thankfully I drifted into a more conservative lifestyle. In my later years, I've found many of my acquaintances have passed on earlier than I possibly because of that life I rejected. Toke'n smoke'n and drop'n acid was not for me.
 
pegasus1300 said:
They went to college, got degrees in political science, the law, teaching, administration, environmental science, etc. and have been teaching our kids, running our cities, govts, and other parts of society for the last 40 years, quietly passing on their ideas and philosophies to the next generation. All you have to do is look around at the ideas being promoted today and you will see the extensions of that era are alive and well. Permissiveness, good is bad and bad is good, rebellion against authority, sexual confusion, drugs, decline in marriage, lack of commitment, etc.
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I agree with the first half of your post, you got that right.

The second half? Seriously? You're going to blame ALL of that on the hippies?

Blame it ALL on rock-n-roll like the previous generation did! The devil's music.
 
I grew up 30 miles from Haight-Ashbury (birthplace of the Hippie movement) entered high school in 65 and there was one kid in the yearbook with long hair. By the time I graduated in 69 there were just a few of us with short hair. Left the area shortly thereafter with the US Navy and never looked back.
 
jzeiler said:
I grew up 30 miles from Haight-Ashbury (birthplace of the Hippie movement) entered high school in 65 and there was one kid in the yearbook with long hair. By the time I graduated in 69 there were just a few of us with short hair. Left the area shortly thereafter with the US Navy and never looked back.
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I started high school in 76' and we all had long hair. Now I see kids with 50's crew cuts.
 
A surprisingly interesting subject. Highschool for me was 10th grade (1967). Some high schools start at 9th. Was never quite sure why the discrepancy. I didn't participate in the movement. Though I did grow my hair long. Joined the fire department and there went the hair! Never regretted it though.
 
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