I do.
2007-06-24 15:43:42 · 15 answers · asked by Destiny 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Sure didn't help matters any.. The Romans when they watched their society disintegrating had one historian say "our society didn't give out, it gave in." He went on to say that they allowed the bizarre, extraordinary, perverse to become the norm.
Hmm... find a movie you can take kids to nowadays, or a TV show that isn't laced with innuendos... tough task.
The whole subject of drug addiction is another sad story.
2007-06-24 16:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by 9D4KHP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No that caused a lot of the problems. Why? When you have so called free sex you end up with children with broken homes that have parents strung out on so called free dope. Adding a decline in societies progression. Hippies have done nothing more than to cause problems for the children they brought into the world. Which they had little to no actual concern for. The only reason the hippie movement lasted as long as it did was a special ingredient. Which they passed on through their children. That being ignorance.
2007-06-24 22:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the good life in America happened because of the 1960's. I went to high school in the late 60's. The free love, sex, and dope were a result of the way our parents had lived and we felt we made a true contribution to society. We no longer had the "June Cleaver" moms telling the guys to tuck in their shirts or having the girls wear a mini skirt while trying to comply with public school rules that enforced a dress code of 2 inches above the knee. Yes, I wore the flowers in my hair, said, "Peace" to people as they walked by. Yes, I wore moccasins on my feet, and enjoyed the parks with others that liked nature. I did not raise my children to be like a Leave It to Beaver household. They turned out great and now are great parents themselves. We expressed our unhappiness about our society differently than our parents did and the young men and women of today express their concerns differently also. The thing that we all have in common is: this generation and my generation were involved in wars that were not popular. We knew just as the younger generation knows, that you need to make your voices heard. To lose so many of our men and women in a war is an issue for the 60's and now for the 2000's.
2007-06-24 22:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by pwillis_1009 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I think that era was a lot of fun for people who were into drugs. They had a lot of communes and just about anything went. It wasn't my cup of tea, lot of people left the country so they wouldn't be drafted. But those who stayed and didn't agree with the war burned city's and looted. It was a time of foolishness.
2007-06-24 22:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just opened up the eyes of Americans, to see that the good life is only enjoyed by a few, those whose offspring didn't get drafted to go to war.
2007-06-25 17:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so. I think the good life is still out there for those who work to reach it. I think that welfare and pollitical correctness have almost ruined the good life and good sense of America.
2007-06-24 22:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah , well the US goverment/ politics had much to be desired during that time. One could be called a liar, if they say our goverment was worthy of anything back then.
2007-06-24 22:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are mis-informed, the dope wasn't free.
2007-06-24 22:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I do. Bring back Leave it to Beaver and Barney Fife!
2007-06-24 22:50:55 · answer #9 · answered by SoCal fan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! That WAS the good life!
Make love, not war!
Peace ...
2007-06-24 23:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by Husker41 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋