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What were the positive effects of the hippie movement? - Chryshell - 11-18-2012 01:02 PM
rather than just peace, what did the hippies do for for America?
How did they make it better for the Vietnam war?
social, political, and culture wise.
- shlomo - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
nothing but better drugs
- thepeng - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
what? what peace did they cause... They didn't make it better for the vietnam war. They frequently blamed troops returning for it, men who fought and who watched their friends die were spit at on the streets because they did their duty. The hippies were a miserable failure. They promoted drug abuse and didn't bathe. disgusting.
- Linda M - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
Woodstock
- The Doctor - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
Getting high on hallucinogenic and psychoactive drugs.
- huston3 - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
wide spread weed smoking
making popular the idea of questioning authority
free love
racial tolerance
the idea that you can bring a society to its knees without killing it.
- Russ - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
Absolute 0, nodda, nothing, negative factor infinite, and the facts dictate that "Hippies" caused, and continue to cause chaos... study history, and realize that too many so-called "Hippies" are active members of our so-called political system...
- Joe C - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
The whole point of the '60's was to OPEN THE MIND. Get off the assembly line of conformity. We started taking other races and cultures more seriously, and had black heroes in guitar virtuosos like Jimi Hendrix. Substitute Jimi for Barack Obama, and you can see we are almost going through the same process now, and have a chance to see through race to reach even higher levels
- Rick K - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
Made babies that grew up to be spoiled rotten.
- Aryka P - 11-18-2012 01:11 PM
I personally LOVE the 60's, they were a time of peace, war, and internal conflict.
Hippies were the next generation of cool, also known as the baby-boomer generation. Never before had so many people been under the age of 25.
Much of the Hippie movement was concentrated around Height and Ashbury, two streets in San Francisco. This created a large culture movement, people would travel to this place to watch the Hippies.
The hippies were focused on creating a Utopian Society, where clothes, food, and love was all taken care of. People would get free food from farmers who couldn't sell their food at markets.
Hippies were also known for their drug use. The phrase, "Turn on" was meant for their use of LSD. They viewed the drug use for spiritual purposes, thinking that it helped them reach a higher state of consciousness. However, during the end of the hippie movement, many people were experiencing bad trips, and the meaning of the movement was lost. Thus, the Death Of Hippie.
Now, they didn't necessarily make it better for the Vietnam War. The protesters weren't part of the Hippie Movement. Socially, the movement opened the eyes to a more utopian society, however, it didn't work out for very long. The flood of young people to San Francisco.
A lot of the Hippie culture was based on the bohemian styles of Indian culture, which brought a new element to our american stye culture that has stayed with us today.
The 60's also left us with an amazing musical culture. the Hippies, unlike the Beatniks, liked the sunshine and rock and roll, as apposed to dark coffee houses and jazz.
I hope this answeres your question.