I remember getting red-pilled about marijuana by the History Channel of all places. I was raised on "all drugs are bad except by prescription." Years later I watched a History Channel program on the history of marijuana out of curiousity. When I learned how congress used a dirty trick to make it "illegal," and how one toke doesn't make someone go crazy or die, I no longer believed it was "bad." Sure it can be used to excess; but that's true of any drug.
I think the point of above comment is when modern generation thinks 'hippies' they think Simpson version - silly potheads into flowery dresses and weird music.
But that picture is a product of decades pop-culture looking at those years through rosy glasses.
People who lived through it recall them as more violent thieves and harassers - because whatever the decade, that type of anarcho-revolutionary that just wants to bring the system down, are all the same. Only difference is, no internet back than so the shit that went down wasn't recorded in detail.
I was horrified when I first learned about the shootings at Kent State back in the 60's. How could the national guard fire upon peaceful protestors like that? After seeing what's currently happening, I'm not longer sure those protestors at KS were peaceful and I suspect they deserved to get shot.
Tom Morello was my idol growing up guitar wise. I even got to share the same Bill with his lameass acoustic thing. All I have to say is never meet your idols.
I can at least stomach listening to Audio slave and I suspect Cornell was redpilled and we all know how that turned out.
I moved to the USA in the mid-90s (from ex-USSR), saw the rise of marxism here, thought that as a society the USA would outgrow it. Oh boy how wrong I was...
Why is it the only pro marxists I meet are natural born citizens and those that fled it are anti marxists?!?!? Oh, must be they and their families felt the repurcussions.
Tbf, I've met a fair number of immigrants who are also marxists. And unfortunately, the vast majority of immigrants do vote democrat but that's mainly because republicans have failed to woo them as much as democrats did. Just look at all the anti-immigrant sentiment on this board, or any other blowhard-infested board on the internet.
As Yuri pointed out it takes equally as long to reprogram a population as it took to program it in the first place. They always rear their heads where there's a historical divisions. Hence why you and I are now Americans for different reasons because our families sought better.
When I was a teenager I'd hear older folks talk about commies and I just thought they were paranoid. Oh boy how wrong I was.
The hippies aren't all bad. I've seen a lot get super redpilled by covid.
yeah the hippies were right wing compared to these woke tard zealots.
I find most to be tolerable unless they go down the pseudoscience rabbit hole. Thats hard to deprogram
Truth, all hail Yuri the great prophet
thank you pede. was hoping to find this here.
Demoralization
I see their teams
The Greatful Dead never called for the destruction of the US
I remember getting red-pilled about marijuana by the History Channel of all places. I was raised on "all drugs are bad except by prescription." Years later I watched a History Channel program on the history of marijuana out of curiousity. When I learned how congress used a dirty trick to make it "illegal," and how one toke doesn't make someone go crazy or die, I no longer believed it was "bad." Sure it can be used to excess; but that's true of any drug.
I think the point of above comment is when modern generation thinks 'hippies' they think Simpson version - silly potheads into flowery dresses and weird music.
But that picture is a product of decades pop-culture looking at those years through rosy glasses.
People who lived through it recall them as more violent thieves and harassers - because whatever the decade, that type of anarcho-revolutionary that just wants to bring the system down, are all the same. Only difference is, no internet back than so the shit that went down wasn't recorded in detail.
Yeah I used to just think hippies were cringe nothing more. Now I see the Venn diagram.
I was horrified when I first learned about the shootings at Kent State back in the 60's. How could the national guard fire upon peaceful protestors like that? After seeing what's currently happening, I'm not longer sure those protestors at KS were peaceful and I suspect they deserved to get shot.
They could just see a little further than you. Right now, you are able to see like they did
I cringe when I think I used to think rage against the machine were cool. Fuck those guys.
Oh just read the lyrics to battle of Los Angeles. Can't believe that commie filth was mainstream and popular or even allowed.
Thats what happens when communists win WW2.
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Tom Morello was my idol growing up guitar wise. I even got to share the same Bill with his lameass acoustic thing. All I have to say is never meet your idols.
I can at least stomach listening to Audio slave and I suspect Cornell was redpilled and we all know how that turned out.
When your revolution is endorsed by megacorporations and the mass media, you might want to rethink what you're raging against.
I moved to the USA in the mid-90s (from ex-USSR), saw the rise of marxism here, thought that as a society the USA would outgrow it. Oh boy how wrong I was...
Why is it the only pro marxists I meet are natural born citizens and those that fled it are anti marxists?!?!? Oh, must be they and their families felt the repurcussions.
Tbf, I've met a fair number of immigrants who are also marxists. And unfortunately, the vast majority of immigrants do vote democrat but that's mainly because republicans have failed to woo them as much as democrats did. Just look at all the anti-immigrant sentiment on this board, or any other blowhard-infested board on the internet.
As Yuri pointed out it takes equally as long to reprogram a population as it took to program it in the first place. They always rear their heads where there's a historical divisions. Hence why you and I are now Americans for different reasons because our families sought better.
I heard all about the nazis throughout my education. Next to nothing about the commies. Now I'm a nazi. Because commies were doing the teaching.