Before we can get into how the hippie movement turned America and the rest of the world into hedonists, we have to first take a look at the "hippie" culture.
The hippie movement began in America in the mid-60s, though its roots go back several years earlier. Within four or five years the movement had spread to all of Europe, the Scandinavian countries, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Philippines, Africa and South America.
You've got to appreciate the social and economic climate of mid-60s America. One critical factor was that most of us had already experienced the American dream, were a bit frustrated by it and wanted something more out of life.
Our fathers and their fathers worked and slaved to improve their quality of life. They wanted nice houses, new cars, and other modern conveniences, which they originally didn't have. This provided a great incentive for them.
In a matter of a few years tens of thousands of young people grew their hair out, dropped out of college, quit work, etc. They were attracted to the hippie lifestyle because it seemed different and exciting to them.
Although many of them were attracted at first by the struggle to end the war in Vietnam, etc., they just got swept away in the rising tide of hedonism.
There were protest songs against the war by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, etc., being played on the radio and they were very popular. So the youth identified themselves with this cause. But there was lots of dope around and it wasn't just grass and acid anymore. People were using speed, smack, downers, sniffing glue - anything they could get their hands on. And drinking also became very widespread, which is a very significant turning point since the earlier, more idealistic hippies completely stayed away from alcohol. They equated alcohol with the mentality of a society they were trying to change.
FUCKING PATHETIC… now you know why we are where we are now.
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