I have heard from a lot of people that in 60s or 70s, there was this culture common. People doing LSDs, dancing, having strange aesthetics, entry of Eastern religions into West and all that spirituality and if I am not wrong, conservative institutions of that time in West like church, families, and etc. did not like that and were in opposition of that.
I have never met a person who used to be a hippy so I thought why not ask here. What made you a hippy? What was your parents’ reaction? How long did you remain a hippy? How was the experience?
It didn’t amount to much. We gathered in the leaders home and were fed propaganda. It was almost like the early version of fake news. Anything that didn’t come from within the group was suspect. We were only going about six months then the police came in and removed all those who were underage. It got some of the insiders thinking about what we had become. I don’t think I would have listened to anyone else, but when the people inside the group started questioning, it got everyone questioning.
That sounds eerily reminiscent of a certain American regime in power
There are definitely similarities. Although, probably all countries and power groups use some cult techniques to enforce loyalty and acceptance.