Comments on: Hippies, Prejudice, and Me

By: Global Products

Global Products — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:30:18 +0000

they’re all negative about the hippie counter-culture movement

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:39:25 +0000

I find this very interesting. I consider myself a fledgling hippie. People have different views on hippies, and I think it depends on where you live, and if people are more conservative or whatnot. I consider hippies people who want to enjoy life, relish in the good ol’ tunes, the great outdoors, thoughts about philosophy and how to live a better life, and protecting the earth. Also not shaving their legs

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:07:28 +0000

To Wild Water Man (love that name!) who asked, “I’m just curious, what reliable knowledge do you have that suggest that creativity is a means to know the divine?”

The aspect of God (divine energy) as ‘Creator of the Universe,’ is reborn in every human being. It is the expression of that aspect that brings us closer to the source of all divinity. If you’re looking for absolute, concrete proof you must find that within yourself.

By: Rigdo

Rigdo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:17:12 +0000

Being a hippie is one way to express freedom, life and self. It is brave expression because being a hippie means having a courage to accept the criticisms of a conservative society. We know that there are norms in the society which categorized into acceptable and unacceptable norms and being a hippie at an older age is not acceptable. That’s why I salute to those who express themselves despite the standards in the society:)

By: tmongan

tmongan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:16:06 +0000

Maybe the people you speak of had a bad experience with someone that they thought was hippie when in reality they were something far from it. just a thought..peace and love to all!

By: fishing

fishing — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:18:02 +0000

I just finished reading a book called “Counterculture Through the Ages” by Ken Goffman. He says that one characteristic of any counterculture is that it eventually becomes a solidified orthodoxy, which becomes the dominant culture against which others will rebel. The hippies culture of the 1960s has long passed that stage; the intolerant hippies of today are nothing like the flexible, pacifist pioneers of the movement in the 1960s.

By: Wild Water Man

Wild Water Man — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:49:36 +0000

Thanks for the post. You said,
“My spirituality is my own alone. It encompasses nearness to the divine source through creativity.”

I’m just curious, what reliable knowledge do you have that suggest that creativity is a means to know the divine?

By: Personal

Personal — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:29:53 +0000

I strongly suspect that the hatered of Hippies is based in fear. Lots of different fears are involved but the biggest one is likely the fear that one’s long held viewpoints on life and meaning may be wrong. Watching / knowing someone who does not deicate their life to the golas of the system, the church, the company etc. can be quite disturbing to someone who does.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:58:28 +0000

It reminds me the 80′s guys.

By: john

john — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:51:12 +0000

thanks for the post.

By: business intercom

business intercom — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:37:26 +0000

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By: fx15

fx15 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:24:22 +0000

Thank you for post

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i get a feeling that people today are much more conservative than 30 years ago…

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:27:12 +0000

Great Post. Will check back again for more articles.

By: Web Development Hampshire

Web Development Hampshire — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:21:12 +0000

It’s true, though. My OH often hears comments at work along the lines of “so-and-so is such a hippy, it’s awful..” – and it’s become a quite strong derogatory term.

I’d love to know why – if anything I tend to see it as a positive and quite aspire towards it in some ways!