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Microcosmatrix
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: DoctorJ]
#5624558 - 05/13/06 12:58 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Then do it for 2 months. You know what i'm saying, quit being defeatist.
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Microcosmatrix
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: DoctorJ]
#5624567 - 05/13/06 01:01 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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But I forgot, people don't just run with good advice and change their lives these days. That would be so 1960's.
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no, 'being 1960's' would entail fooling oneself into thinking that getting high and going to a rock concert is going to somehow 'change the world'. 
'being 1960's' would entail talkin a bunch of shit about peace and love and then totally selling out 20 years later and becoming jaded yuppie pricks.

didn't you ever read Fear and Loathing. The 60's FAILED. miserably.
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: DoctorJ]
#5624595 - 05/13/06 01:10 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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No, it didn't. The reason it didn't fail is the same reason why you don't know that it didn't.
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Well it completely failed. It failed because no one actually planned on doing anything in the first place. As HST calls it, just a wave.
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: TheCow]
#5624697 - 05/13/06 01:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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No it was very sucessful at what it was doing. The reason why you guys can't see it is because you're viewing it in terms of a world domination movement. That's not what it was, it was a personal revolution brother, and it worked wonderfully in many, many people.
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This thread is all over the place.
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Please, they all grew up and started setting up the American police state movement. Thats real fucking successful. You think all these people who run the government werent there? Or all the people now in high power corporate positions werent in their dorm room tripping on lsd? Its all bullshit. Fun bullshit, but get over yourself
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: RandalFlagg]
#5624723 - 05/13/06 01:48 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Sorry, I had to say something. That whole pervailant "OMG the 60's didn't work"attitude, like it's some sort of broken wristwatch is just such utter nonsense.
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: TheCow]
#5624728 - 05/13/06 01:50 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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You people who insist "it didn't work" I wouldn't hesitate to guess weren't even there to begin with.
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Quote:
Microcosmatrix said: Sorry, I had to say something. That whole pervailant "OMG the 60's didn't work"attitude, like it's some sort of broken wristwatch is just such utter nonsense.
that deserves a quote
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Oh I deffinitely wasn't there. But I can also view what those people grew up to do. I am currently in college, and do very similar things as those people. Lots of fucking drugs and music. If some liberation actually happened, we wouldnt have ALL drugs illegal as it was that generation who hasnt changed the fucking laws. Or we wouldnt have the NSA spying all over us as that generation shouldnt have put up with it. We shouldnt be invading Iraq, I mean the truth of today doesnt have anything to do with the fantasy of the past.
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Quote:
Microcosmatrix said: Sorry, I had to say something. That whole pervailant "OMG the 60's didn't work"attitude, like it's some sort of broken wristwatch is just such utter nonsense.
OK, then stop promoting the "OMG, the 60's were so great, everything else sucks" attitude, like its some sort of broken wristwatch.
If I had a time machine, I might go back and visit the 60's to see hendrix and the doors play, but I would NOT want to live there. See, I like the internet, air conditioning, cell phones, and all the other great shit we have now, let alone the shit that will soon come out!
But, believe me, I do understand your point. Someone once asked Timothy Leary, while he was incarcerated, "When will the revolution begin?"
and he replied, "A revolution in consciousness has already begun."
I feel that. But that was only the first step. Many steps, both forwards and backwards have been taken since then by those folks from the 60's. They need to stop tooting their horn about how universally great they are, because they've done a lot of things that weren't so great. Like screw up and break the condom and get my punk ass trapped in this hellhole for another lifetime. Thanks, mom and dad.
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: TheCow]
#5624766 - 05/13/06 01:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Dude, it's a constant fight. In the 60's they fought the oppression, and won at many efforts which eased pot laws etc. etc., but the work continues. Stop complaining that the former generation didn't/couldn't handle it all and step up to the plate, thank them for all that they could do, and do your part for today.
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See you misunderstand me. What fight are you talking about? The lawmakers of today, were those exact people in the 60's. So who are they fighting against, you have some abstract other people. America is heading down a very bad path, and the generation doing it is the generation you feel is so benevolent. Believe me I plan on trying to stop what your generation is doing. Facial recognition software, eavesdropping, there are ways around these things. That will be my rebellion telling people how to get around them. Your generation sure has made a lot of progress...:sarcasm:
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: TheCow]
#5624919 - 05/13/06 02:51 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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When taken too far, merits can easily turn into vices. Intelligent dissent can turn into perverted and destructive rebellion. Intelligent self-interest can turn into gluttony.
Every generation fails.
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: RandalFlagg]
#5624969 - 05/13/06 03:09 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Sorry! my bad that was suppose to be put on the person that posted this thread.. Meant to be on FIRST POST. Sorry babe
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this is fucken stupid
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Re: why humanity is devolving... [Re: sunit]
#5624999 - 05/13/06 03:17 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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-------------------- \m/ Spanksta \m/ "do you have the freedom to do with your nervous system what you want?" "MolokoMilkPlus said: I'll respect you if you let me give you a blow job" "tactik said: respect the can."
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