The Hippie.

Final research paper.

“Make love not war” a very famous quote that was used by the hippies around the world. The hippies were a fun loving spirit that created their very own culture which was the use of “drugs, sex, and rock and roll”. They had been referred to as “Freaks” or “Love children “ described as “ normally younger character who rejects the mores of mounted society and advocates a nonviolent ethic.” The main theme to there music was filled with anger and a lot of emotion that was directed at those who abuse the constitution for their selfish desire and who would sell America and everything it stands for, in other words, their parents and the government. In my research paper I want to see how hippies started out and what started the movement and how it impacted the Vietnam war.

The word Hippies came from the root word “HIP” which originated during the Beat generation. The Beat generation was American Literature that became a significant period throughout the entire existence of writing and society in America. Portrayed by close to home estrangement and hatred for show, the development praised elaborate opportunity and suddenness. The Beat authors made another vision of current life and modified the idea of mindfulness in America. During the 1940s and 1950s, Jack Kerouac thought that it was elusive to find his spot on the planet. He abhorred every conventional worth, and the consumerist society where he lived, just as the prevalent burden that abused it. It was in this climate that he established the Beat Generation alongside his companion Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. Jack Kerouac looked for the significance of life, and came into contact with medications and liquor, yet additionally with otherworldliness like Buddhism. Some claim that the Beat Generation inspired the hippie movement of the 1970s.

“The 1950s gave manner to the 1960s the Beats and beatniks regularly gave manner to a brand new type of counterculture: the hippies”

The Vietnam War became a long, high -priced and divisive struggle fare that pitted the communist authorities of North Vietnam towards South Vietnam and its main ally, America The struggle fare become intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union More than three million people (which includes over 58,000 Americans) had been killed within side the Vietnam War.

A important thing to remember is that hippies where very anti war and didn't believe in fighting in a rich mans war. The Hippie’s felt strong about what ever they needed to protest , they were against the heartfelt resistance to the Vietnam War. The hippies would challenge society back with there stereotype gestures of them being lazy by sitting in on protests and marching, keeping sit-ins, organizing moves or any approach to get there word out.

Another reason the hippies were very anti- war was because of the draft. The hippies felt that the draft only targeted those in lower and middle classes making it unfair. As thousand of Americans were getting drafted many of them were coming back wounded or dead which made more and more people join the movement against the war. Even soldiers who had return home were protesting and throwing there medals of honor.

The hippies changed society and the way things were during the 1960s. They preached about love and unity and Preaching a motto of love and kindness, hippies tried to spread their beliefs into society In spite of their involvement with drugs and sex, they had positive impact on the society in 60' and 70' and changed the outlook people have when it comes to the spiritual side of life and disconnected themselves when it came to the war.

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