Hippie culture backlash?

Do any of you think that the hippie culture/ideals will return? Im really wishing it will

 

Yes, i think we are coming back in small numbers such as college campuses, small towns, night clubs, and different parts around the world. the stoner culture, from what the hippies in the 60's ''left behind'', as you could call it, could be a sign of a smaller comeback. also, the Rastafarian culture has also grown to large amounts, so possibly they could be a part in the counterculture also if it were to make a comeback.

 

I think they've always been around but it's a shame that it's decreased so much from the 60's/70's and has only grown so little since. To me it seems like this whole "green movement" that has really taken off over the past year will be looked at as a small "hippie revival" to future generations...if that makes any sense.

 

I think while the "hippie movement" has kind of died out, hippie values like free speech, tolerance and environmental awareness are more widespread throughout mainstream society now, or at least are becoming so. So while a lot of us don't identify with an actual movement, the movement itself has left a valuable imprint on society's consciousness.

 

hmm when you think about it, you have to look at history. there was a lot of shit going on at the time. WWII ended a while back, Vietnam war starting. with all the stuff happening in afghanistan and iraq right now, i could see the movement/ideals coming back. actually do see it too. i know quite a few "hippie" types. of course it isnt the same as it was back then. probably never will be. too much is changed, technology and the like. either way, its still around. even if it never becomes widespread, theres still the fact that we do exist and live and breathe and there are other like-minded people. not as many, but there nonetheless. its interesting, because we still have old school hippies around along with new generation hippies.

 

I agree with FaceEater here. I even dare to add that the amount of people living by their hippie ideals weren't that big back then. It was a trend and a new subculture and lots of people jumped in because of that, others because of the music, or the drugs, or the excuse to rebel (nothing changed) and so on. The trend faded out just like any other trend/subculture, just look back at the decades between the 60's and now. They come and go, leaving some remnants.
The ideals of course don't die out, because those are not limited to the hippie movement as we can see.

 

its always nice to have dreams and who nos maby one day it may become reality, but untill then dare i say it it has all but passed, to much brain washing and sterio typeing and to days younger genrashion have very few values it seams all the parents are to concerned about money then a healthy up bringing of there children well i beleave so any way,

 

Yeah, stereotyping haven't been this bad before And not to forget that money being the most important thing in people's life is a relatively new phenomenom as well. In what kind of ominous time we're living in!

 

The hippie culture (trend) never left. They are known as yuppies now. Trust fund stoners who go to Phish concerts and middle aged dead heads in cubicles who live in suburbia.

The culture never left man, it just evolved.

 

and now it is time for a long overdue mutation in the strand. A new species of "hippie" will ascend. And hopefully, it will not be as faulty as the 60s movement.

 

And less of a herd mentality too. Maybe some brains and intelligence too.
Or is that to much to ask?

 

So awesome to see a 14 year old with interest in the 60's... Very cool. dont worry about any movement or culture/ideals coming back,,, surround yourself with people who feel and think like you and you can have your own scene!

just remember to be thankful for the freedoms that have been provided for you.

 

By the way, don't hold the values that the 60s hippies held as dogma. Most are obsolete, and if nothing else, simply antiques that we can appreciate, and use to furthur our own new ideals.

Most importantly, you must examine what underlying force provoked the hippies to act as they did. (i.e., compassion for mankind and other sentient beings, concern for the rampant unsustainable and destructive expansion of human industry, and disillusionment with the notion that material things = happiness, etc) .

 

The fact that any given person needs to speak in terms of "we" is sad.

Who cares about "we?" Improve yourself. Don't wait for the herd to improve what ever ideology it is you fancy, improve your own individual mind!

 

Instead of asking if there is or will be a movement, why not take the first action toward making that movement happen? I think we are due for a new cultural uproar and protest. Things just aren't right in the world, and nobody's using their voice.

We are all so stuck in our daily grind that we just go by unheard. We do what we are told. We say what we are instructed to say. We live how we are advised, pay to keep the wealthy in control and struggle on our own.

It seems revolution has become a pastime.

 

Who needs a movement to begin with? That is my point. I prefer a massive amount of people thinking for themselves. because when you belong to a movement, to a large extent, the movement dictates your thoughts.

Plus, movements are so easily manipulated.

 

nope... two different animals...guess you had to be there to understand the difference...who the fuck is phish anyway

 

You can pull off the door with a one link chain, but why not pull down the entire house with a multitude of links? And if a few of the links break, link on a few new ones. But if you rely on only one link, when it breaks, it's not very useful.

One person thinks for himself and then the thoughts of one person are shared thoughts of thousands of others. When you build a community of like minded people, you build a movement.

A million people protesting a million ideas would be chaos. A million people protesting a million ideas at a million different times is a revolution.


Wow...this all very philosophical sounding. lol

 

We, we, we... Talk for yourself, dude. I agree with Carlfloydfan here, by the way, all this revolution talk sounds pretty vague to me. True revolutionaries from the past at least knew to say what they wanted.

He said it was evolved. You know, just like two animals are different through evolution?

 

You try to be so absolutely liberated and believe that the man who thinks for himself alone is the best man; try to remove yourself from a community of like-minded people set on a goal to improve the things and people around them and concentrate so much on yourself, yet...you're in a community of like-minded people where you share with others?

Personally, I think "we" is a powerful word. I'm happy, satisfied and clear with myself. I don't know if you are so worried about yourself or displeased with your being that you must concentrate on improving your own self to such demanding levels. I know for a fact, I find greater need and satisfaction in working for a just cause for "us".

Some of the most meaningful events in your life will use "we"...not "I", and if you find the occasions in life you find most pleasant where you say only "I", you've misunderstood what true life pleasures are.

My $0.02