Do you think we will have another 60's type revolution?
 

i wonder if all the craziness that is happening in the world will ignite another 60's type culture...

i sure hope so...

if it was going to happen it would have already been here

What revolution happened in the 60's? What we get a bunch of people to stop bathing grow their hair, smoke weed and trip on acid all day? Is that the revolution you are referring to?

if at all..... soon..... :2 cents:

people are too lazy these days...they would rather sit around and bitch about shit on the internet:2 cents:

Would really require a draft. a bad economy just is not enough to kick start it. Now force some people to go deal with the shit they are happy to ignore on a daily basis and well then people would be on the streets quick.

acid + long hair + anti-society movement = taser sales up

if thats what you think the 60's was, then i suggest you ask someone about the 60's that actually was a part of it... :2 cents:

from what i gather, it was about awareness and making a conscious choice to not be a part of what people thought was the norm..

of course thats not even scratching the surface, but i didnt live it, i have only heard stories that cant really be described...

I think we need something. Look for WallStreet !

Thotmes

btw, baddog could probably shed some light on this...

too many stds these days.

i think Pete Seeger is still alive ...

weren't you a youngster during the 60's?

i want to hear all about it....

thanks shemp I didn't learn this one in school ...:thumbsup i didn't even know who this fucker was ...

Yeah I didn't live it either but I was born in 1968 which makes me a bit closer to the 60's than you.

My dad was 18 in 1964, my mom was 18 in 1965 my uncle was 18 in 1968 so no I don't know a single person that can tell me about what they experienced in the 60's.</sarcasm>

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ACID

Sorry, I realize that was off topic.
As for the original discussion...

Go listen to the top 10 songs in the country right now. Is the meaningful music and culture going to just appear overnight?

I highly doubt it.

yes, i was born in 1950, so i was in the middle of it.
and it was great and we protested everything that we thought was wrong.
the bomb, the war, the draft, the education system, segregation, dress codes and even whaling and oil spills later on...the young people then thought they could make a difference in the world and they did...
where did they they all go?

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i was 1970... both my parents were hippies.. both my parents came from wealthy families.. they chose to live life by their rules..

as i got older, my dad shared more and more stories with me.. my mom became domesticated and doesnt like to talk about those days...

in any case, i think i missed my calling, but i hope that in my lifetime i get to see people standing up for what they believe in and going against everything that we are taught to believe...

Suburbs. :2 cents:

i always wonder what was the catalyst was for the 60's movement...

i think its awesome that you got to live it...

my dad has some amazing stories and i'm sure you do too...

do you ever think that the youth or maybe even the 20-30 somethings could embrace that ideology again?

Now imagine it if your black:thumbsup:1orglaugh

you have to understand the cold war and how it screwed up everyone..
we would have weekly school drills of what to do when the BOMB hit and this started when i was 6 years old ...the roads were all marked with Civil defense signs of directions to escape the cities when the BOMB hit...

everyday on the news there were stories of how big the latest russian or usa BOMB was..nuclear tests were a common occurance, under ground, in the atmosphere and on pacific atolls...the communists were threatening to take over the world...the US wasnt going to let that happen...the arms race was nuts...every issue of popular science seemed to have blueprints for a home bomb shelter...

when the young people got older, many of them had had enough of that crap and it was pretty easy to get them motivated to protest...there were so many things that needed changing too...

today, i dont see the passion or the anger as yet...hopefully i will live to see it again...
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me too....

the world is ripe for it i think...

it only takes a big enough spark...

btw.. my dad grew up in ft lauderdale and told me about the bomb drills..

my dad was blown to smithereens, is that a word?

Me too Shemp, August. I've talked at length with my 4 kids (2 girls, 2 boys) about this. They feel totally defeated in regards to national and world affairs. That they have no voice, that nobody is listening. They can't rally to share thoughts, ideas, feelings, like we could. Groups of 10-12 in the park, or the local hangout, are immediately dispersed by the owners or the cops. Just like we did, they need to vent their feelings and opinions. But somehow, over the course of time, it's now breaking some kind of local, state, federal law no matter how they go about it.

they are over working our people over there ... 3,4,5 tours ? Our soldiers have been taken advantage of by somebody that has no idea what sacrifice means ? I think they learned their lessons from Vietnam. Don't start a movement, a draft ... when you have volunteers. bailout everybody just enjoy your suv. now thats over. our people matter

No, I don't see the passion or the anger either. It seems to be swelling though. They've heard about enough of the 'go vote' BS.

Remember the body counts on the nightly news? CBS,NBC,ABC Just like giving the time and temperature.

That would be interesting

maybe in 50 years..
everything looks so fake and plastic now

everything is circular ....

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lolololol

That's what I did. My parents were hippies and went to Woodstock. They drove an old bus with Dead stickers on it. Granted that was fine for them but I rebelled and decided to go against all that. I decided I wanted good credit a bank account and a Mercedes.

exactly + idealists live in all eras...