I have been called a "dirty hippie" throughout my entire life, and though I'm in no wait hurt by the term, I don't feel as though I consider myself one. So could you all define, in your own philosophical sense of the word "hippie"?
It would greatly sadden me for that to be true. It would make "hippie" it's own type of conformity. The subculture had their own communities and fashion. I'd hate to think you have to dress and accept certain beliefs to be accepted into a culture once revered by many. The past subculture also claimed to be about the natural nature of the earth (some of which consumed LSD and other chemicals).
Although it is common to dress in a certain way to be accepted fully in most (sub)cultures I don't think it is a characteristic of the hippie subculture at all. Even if there is certain clothing that is defined as typical 'hippie'. If you have no beliefs in common with the (sub)culture why would you even like to be part of it? It is only logical that you have certain insights/beliefs in common.
If everyone within a community has the exact same beliefs of conformity, how can new ideas be brought into existence? If a community exists of but the same ideas, how are they to accept others as they are? Is coexistence and questioning everything you think you may know not important to the progression of ones own mind into the philosphies of life?
It's not about having the exact same beliefs, ideas and insights (which we don't have anyway), it is just logical that in a subculture that is founded on certain beliefs and ideas that you have some of them in common that are characteristic for that particular subculture. Who wants to be genuinly part of something they don't have anything in common with...
All labels lose their purpose with time doesn't mean they had a point once, why was it otherwise applied anyway. Yes the purpose may have been trivial, but it still had a purpose.
Because that person may be looking for answers. Why would a hindu attend a christian service (as some of them do)? What does want really mean anyway if not addiction. I often want to smoke cannabis, but sometimes I'd prefer to speak with others on philosophical ideas and values. To want something is merely a response from a chemical balance. Why does a person want to run away from a loaded gun pointed at his head? He may want to live; Conversely if he were to fight a man pointing the gun at his head, he may want to kill him. He may not want to be known as a dead coward, even if most people would do anything to stay alive. Why does a severely depressed person kill themselves? The actions produced by their chemical balances may tell them everything they are. Their very personality. Now, what believes are the hippies following these days? What is it to be a hippie? What do they want as a whole? What do they want as individuals?
Is there a purpose to any label? Can a label of conformity really be good for such well minded idealists?
Attending is something else then wanting to be part of it. Same as with wanting to speak to others (isn't this all pretty obvious??) Smoking weed is not an idea or belief and weedsmokers are not necessarily connected by the same ideas or beliefs. You probably didn't ask me this since in my own words there are no new hippies. But I can tell that what they want may obviously differ per individual.
I didn't claim for it to be an idea or belief. I said it was what some people want, and the idea that it may or may not be a mortal sin is a belief (which it is). Well what do you want? What's your life goals? What's your morals?
Just many individual things. Pretty human. My morals are broad, I don't know how to define them. I guess pretty liberal in the general sense not the political. I don't consider myself to be a hippie (although I have been called a dirty hippie many times too )
Its kinda odd.. I call myself a hippie, but I am not a hippie.. I am myself. I call myself one because it would take forever to explain to someone "what I am" and what my beliefs are and all that stuff. But really "hippie" is just a word... classifying someone as a hippie is kinda stupid seeming how there isn't really a exact definition of a hippie... because it can be more than one definition.. Too late in the night for me to get all philosophical, So I will leave it at that haha. Which is shameful.
