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| − | + | Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society. Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref> | |
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Revision as of 15:56, May 2, 2007
Template:Stub A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and drug-use. Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society. Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. [1]
Famous Hippies
Ken Kesey
Most famous for writing the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Ken Kesey was also known as one of the most famous hippies of the 1960's. He famously rode around on top of a technicolor school bus called "Furthur." He had a troupe of hippies with whom he lived and traveled, called the Merry Pranksters. The adventures of Kesey and the Pranksters are documented in "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," by Tom Wolfe.
Timothy Leary
Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 – 1996) was an American psychologist who advocated the use of and research into psychedelic drugs, including LSD. He is best known for coining the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."