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OfflineGuruKhan
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why did the counter culture seem to get silenced
    #21852976 - 06/24/15 10:51 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I recently had a discussion with my father about the 60s and how he did lsd and the hardships of being a black man at the time. The only escape he had was to do drugs and protest against the government with his hippie friends. Looking back on that conversation i began to wonder why does it seem that the counter culture movement seem to have gotten alot quieter. is it because psychedelics are harder to find, is it because we dont have much to protest(not true), is it because the new age generation are just lazy, close minded individuals?
Whats your insight on the matter?


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: GuruKhan] * 1
    #21852997 - 06/24/15 10:56 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I'm not sure if it is quiet per se. What do we really have to rally against? Segregation, woman's rights and individualism overhaul were all major accomplishments of the era and while we still have a way to go before these things are perfect (which is impossible), we have made major improvements in these areas since the 60's.

I think most of it has to do with the age of technology - people no longer really have to burn bras or march in the street, instead we can sit behind a computer and accomplish the same goals and have our voices / opinions be heard thru various outlets.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: GuruKhan]
    #21853003 - 06/24/15 10:58 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

It's just semi hushed, and yeah the internetz goes a long way.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Detached]
    #21853010 - 06/24/15 10:59 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

it's still here, the new counter culture is the young techno-monkeys who get on the deepweb and eat acid and program their way to the singularity.  soon enough us humans will get what we deserve :sun:


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: GuruKhan]
    #21853015 - 06/24/15 11:00 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

They got old and cranky.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Hobozen]
    #21853017 - 06/24/15 11:01 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Detached]
    #21853022 - 06/24/15 11:02 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

absolutely right, about the technology part but i think theres tons of things to protest, one of the biggest is the prohibition on marijuana, shrooms and other harmless psychedelics. as far as technology that is a point that ill have to consider because this very website is the perfect example, We no longer have to buy books on mycology or have mycologist meet ups cause we can sit behind the computer and reach twice as much people so i have to agree with u on that.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: lovesquare]
    #21853024 - 06/24/15 11:02 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

A 2nd will rise


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: GuruKhan]
    #21853025 - 06/24/15 11:03 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

:facepalm:


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Detached]
    #21853030 - 06/24/15 11:04 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

it's def more active than ever imho. it's just not all in just one place. everything is scattered. people fight wars but u never really hear about them cuz there are several other wars going on. back then counter culture seemed to be in just one spot, but now it has spread throughout the whole world. internet is chalk full of counter culture, in a good way.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Hobozen]
    #21853032 - 06/24/15 11:04 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

:patlal: :robawet:


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: GuruKhan]
    #21853067 - 06/24/15 11:12 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

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The only escape he had was to do drugs and protest against the government with his hippie friends




You take down an organization from the inside out. Nobody wants to listen to a whiny hippie. Get an education and change society by example

Quote:

Looking back on that conversation i began to wonder why does it seem that the counter culture movement seem to have gotten alot quieter




The spread of information/technology combined with fear of prosecution. Also, things have gotten somewhat better since the 60s. We're running out of things to complain about.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: I_was_the_walrus]
    #21853118 - 06/24/15 11:20 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

sound like a very educated person


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: lovesquare]
    #21853151 - 06/24/15 11:28 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

John Lennon faked his death in 1980, either on purpose or on accident- probably on purpose. Then I think he officially died in 1991, which was a drag. The counter culture did not stop, it awaited it's messiah, which was born in 1988. I know because I am that messiah. Plenty of elites, or lonely dweebs were against us back then, but I high-tailed it to one of Saturn's moon with a talking towel and Peter Griffin in tow. We made a statement to promote peace, love, unity, respect, and reason. And another statement not to be racist, anarchist, satanist, atheist, or nihilist- so basically all the best stuff.

We really like talent, and condemn anyone or group of people who try to stop a person from gaining their talents as a young person, or trying to nab them away from their chosen paths.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: BeyondScience]
    #21853156 - 06/24/15 11:30 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

how is it being a messiah?


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Hobozen]
    #21853192 - 06/24/15 11:37 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Greenterror is back? Score!


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: TopPmz]
    #21853198 - 06/24/15 11:39 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

It's gotta be him :awesketch:


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Hobozen]
    #21853225 - 06/24/15 11:47 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Nah, greenterror was younger and actually serious. This guy might provide a couple lulz though.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: D.M.T]
    #21853925 - 06/25/15 06:51 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

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D.M.T said:
They got old and cranky.



Well that and they figured out that making money was better than running around barefoot in dirty clothes picking daisys. Now they put round up on the daisys and they pay mexicans to run around their flower beds in dirty clothes.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21854791 - 06/25/15 11:43 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

There are still protests but the media does not cover them. In the old days the media actually reported news instead of just telling everyone what to think. The stories they do cover are all slanted toward pc bullshit and telling us to obey the govt.

The internet is the only place you can get info unfiltered and uncensored. No wonder jackasses like obumble want to censor it. The tpp will go a long way toward that.


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Re: why did the counter culture seem to get silenced [Re: Stonehenge]
    #21856024 - 06/25/15 04:50 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

There are still protests, there's still hippies, but the media has been bought out so you dont hear anything about anything you're not supposed to hear.

Also, people have slowly but surely crawled up their own asses online.
No more meeting in the street and getting organized. My two cents.


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