Eh. Woodstock was cool, as an event, and had some good elements. And they were right that Vietnam was a fucking disaster that absolutely should have ended around eight years earlier than it did (plus the draft, for that war, was absurd)…
But yeah, I agree that the actual musos (those that lived long enough to tell the tale, and to become embittered) were useless grifters. I’m just not convinced the whole thing had no value whatsoever…
The new left ≠ the hippies.
Rap music ≠ rock.
However it is abundantly clear, now, that the 60s is where America (and arguably most of “the West”, including Aus) approximately went off the rails. But there’s far more to that than fucking flower power, protest songs and LSD, lol…
Some, perhaps. But very much not all.
Sweeping generalization is sweeping generalization…
Many were just dumb kids, who had fun, learned some shit, maybe met the ‘love of their life’, and then moved on, perhaps with less naivety about the world, and less desire to suck up whatever bullshit their parents fed them.
Some went full “Big Lebowski”. Some burnt out.
But “the new left” is not the same as the hippie movement. They coexisted, and cross-pollinated, sure, but they are not the same people.
History isn’t as straightforward as you make it out to be. Even recent history…
Again, you lived through none of it. And your historical analysis consists of reading Wikipedia, seeing references in pop culture, & and maybe seeing a film or two on the subject.
You have no fucking clue. That’s why your opinion is devoid of any real analysis which makes it pretty retarded.
Eh. Woodstock was cool, as an event, and had some good elements. And they were right that Vietnam was a fucking disaster that absolutely should have ended around eight years earlier than it did (plus the draft, for that war, was absurd)…
But yeah, I agree that the actual musos (those that lived long enough to tell the tale, and to become embittered) were useless grifters. I’m just not convinced the whole thing had no value whatsoever…
The new left ≠ the hippies.
Rap music ≠ rock.
However it is abundantly clear, now, that the 60s is where America (and arguably most of “the West”, including Aus) approximately went off the rails. But there’s far more to that than fucking flower power, protest songs and LSD, lol…
It's the same people. In many cases literally. The hippies back then, are the college professors and antifa terrorist organizers now.
Some, perhaps. But very much not all. Sweeping generalization is sweeping generalization…
Many were just dumb kids, who had fun, learned some shit, maybe met the ‘love of their life’, and then moved on, perhaps with less naivety about the world, and less desire to suck up whatever bullshit their parents fed them.
Some went full “Big Lebowski”. Some burnt out.
But “the new left” is not the same as the hippie movement. They coexisted, and cross-pollinated, sure, but they are not the same people.
History isn’t as straightforward as you make it out to be. Even recent history…
You lived through none of it.
Lol, you don’t know me, bud. You got no idea…
And I’m sure that goes for you, too.
Besides, having not directly lived through something does not disqualify someone from having an opinion on it.
Otherwise, the entire fucking concept of historical analysis collapses entirely…
Relying on “lived experience only” is insane. Even hypothetically…
Again, you lived through none of it. And your historical analysis consists of reading Wikipedia, seeing references in pop culture, & and maybe seeing a film or two on the subject.
You have no fucking clue. That’s why your opinion is devoid of any real analysis which makes it pretty retarded.