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Viking12

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25. I should know better. My apologies for the use of the past tense re: hippies.

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #17)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:57 AM

Feb 2012

I was directly responding to the time period discussed in the o.p.

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When I was a kid the hippies hated government but now its the Teabaggers that do. [View all] banned from Kos Feb 2012 OP

Tea party aren't anti-government.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #1

Grover Norquist meets Randall Terry... n/t backscatter712 Feb 2012 #34

Ronald Wilson Reagan (666) oldhippydude Feb 2012 #2

Yes, it was Reagan but mostly his timing on the Big 3, abortion, integration, and school prayer banned from Kos Feb 2012 #5

The safety net is still there Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #7

Most of those were part of the Burchers, LoRouce. They were always considered way out there southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #3

Do you mean Birchers and LaRouche? MineralMan Feb 2012 #26

Ok you found me out. Am not the best speller. Obviously you got it, lol southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #31

So many hippies turned into yuppies loyalsister Feb 2012 #4

Wake TFU Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #6

So you say. But Feingold and Joe Sestak both lost to Wall St assholes. banned from Kos Feb 2012 #8

Point? Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #10

THAT IS MY MOTHER. She was a Hippie who disliked Govt. Someone explain when this changed. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #9

are u my son? n/t Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #14

Probably not. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #15

U might b Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #20

False. Hippies were not anti-govt per se. They were anti-corrupt, pro-war govt. Viking12 Feb 2012 #11

we are still around oldhippydude Feb 2012 #17

I should know better. My apologies for the use of the past tense re: hippies. Viking12 Feb 2012 #25

none needed oldhippydude Feb 2012 #30

Thank you for saying this..this is exactly... prairierose Feb 2012 #22

Exactly. I do not remember much talk of getting rid of government - instead it was changing laws jwirr Feb 2012 #35

What are you talking about? whatchamacallit Feb 2012 #12

30 years ago, Democrats were fiercely against war Bonobo Feb 2012 #13

If we ever meet, the first round is on me..n/t Po_d Mainiac Feb 2012 #16

Gladly. Something nice on tap please. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #18

It is a Sad Realization of what has happened to the democratic party fascisthunter Feb 2012 #27

The "hippies" hated government because it was sending them off to die in an unnecessary war. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #19

Conservatives only.... bighughdiehl Feb 2012 #21

Hippies don't hate government, but, they do dislike fascism. (nt) (nr) T S Justly Feb 2012 #23

Interesting, Dan Feb 2012 #24

I don't think the hippies were anti-government. Some of them were on the dole, Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #28

Interesting post whatchamacallit Feb 2012 #32

I'm not speaking of what I've read. I was one of them. They were NOT anti-government in any way. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #36

That's Not my Experience... they hated a Corrupt Government fascisthunter Feb 2012 #29

'hippies' did not advocate throwing the baby out with the bathwater Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #33