The Hippies Were Right!
According to this webpage, the hippies had it right all along. All the green, environmentally friendly things we are doing now to stop global warming, and heal the planet..well, the hippies had thought of it first.
"...eating whole foods and avoiding chemicals and working with nature and developing the self? Came from the hippies. Alternative health? Hippies. Green cotton? Hippies. Reclaimed wood? Recycling? Humane treatment of animals? Medical pot? Alternative energy? Natural childbirth? Non-GMA seeds? It came from the granola types..."
I think this is in fact true. Though portrayed in the media of the 60s as grass smokin tree huggers, the hippies had a real concern for the well being of the planet as well as human life. They were involved in the anti-Vietnam movement, and in the civil rights movement. There was more to being a hippie than the (ab)use of drugs and being an irregular bather. They pushed for equality, respect, and peace in the planet. They lived for community and detachment of material acquisitions in search for a more meaningful spirituality. I think they genuinely wanted wars to end and humanity to come together in a sort of utopian dream where everybody gets along, and lives balanced, sustainable lives. Considering the times in which we are currently living, I don't think turning into the hippie philosophy would be such a bad idea after all.
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Sophia Nelson
I agree... I would be proud to be called a Hippie TreeHugger because they were practicing it when it wasn't cool. The problem nowadays is the concept of being "earth-friendly" has become a fad. Some people just don't seem to be feeling it as much as the 60's hippies. They threw their entire lives into it and really lived it. I guess with anything people will always dedicate themselves to varying degrees, but call me a hippie, I want to live it!
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