How Well Do You Know Hippie Culture?
Remember the 1960s/1970s? Do you wish you did? Even if you’re not in the spiritual consciousness to answer that question right now, you’ve stumbled into the right place! Let Brainfall take your brain on a trip down memory loss lane! We offer peace, love, rock and roll, and even some trivia. We’ll take you back to the glory days of Woodstock to take stock in how well you know hippie culture.
The fashion, music, cultural views, and the legal entertainment that made you smile packs a potent blast from the past. What a rush! The beautiful thing is, there is no rush. Whether you’re stuck in the past with long hair hanging down to your shoulders, or you stuck the tie-dye away in favor of corporate ties and dyeing your gold-turned-gray hair, there’s nothing to be opposed to anymore. In fact, it’s good to rejoin the groovy generation for a day with no consequences from the man.
As Bob Seger told you on that incessantly blaring rock radio when you were still young and free: “You can come back, baby, rock and roll never forgets.”
Hippie Movements
Hippie movements started on college campuses and spread worldwide during the late 1960s and into the 1970s. Certain lifestyle traits and values still inspire young people today. The movement was anti-war and pro-peace. In fact, "Peace, love, and rock and roll" became a counterculture call for unification. Hippies rejected most of mainstream society and the closedmindedness associated with the echo chambers status quos lock themselves into.
For instance, the hippie movement encouraged psychedelic drug intake, in conjunction with music, both for heavily experimental purposes that opened the mind. The political affiliation of hippies associates with left-wing ideology the closest by today's standards.
The hippie movement left its rebellious mark on history and culture in many ways. Hippie clothes inspired the fashion industry to embrace alternative-looking clothes for middle-class young people. Today, some of those looks and the music of the time are still popular.