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| − | + | A term used for members of the counter-culture of the 1960's who opted to "drop out (of school and the career rat race), turn on (by taking psychedelic drugs) and tune in (to an alternative way of looking at the universe)", rejecting the materialistic values of the society around them. The movement was largely in response to the the [[Vietnam War]], and slogan "peace and love." Hippie [[culture]] also became associated with rock and roll, recreational [[drug]] use, "[[free love]],as refleced by the slogan "drugs, sex and rock'n'roll." "Jesus freaks" were hippies who were born-again Christians and followed Christ's commandments regarding the importance of love, and eschewing the use of drugs. Hippies experimented with alternative living arrangements such as communes, where all work and all possesions were shared. | |
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Revision as of 17:54, May 3, 2007
A term used for members of the counter-culture of the 1960's who opted to "drop out (of school and the career rat race), turn on (by taking psychedelic drugs) and tune in (to an alternative way of looking at the universe)", rejecting the materialistic values of the society around them. The movement was largely in response to the the Vietnam War, and slogan "peace and love." Hippie culture also became associated with rock and roll, recreational drug use, "free love,as refleced by the slogan "drugs, sex and rock'n'roll." "Jesus freaks" were hippies who were born-again Christians and followed Christ's commandments regarding the importance of love, and eschewing the use of drugs. Hippies experimented with alternative living arrangements such as communes, where all work and all possesions were shared.
Hippies followed the Beatniks of the 1950's.