tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post4122989191576986535..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: When did "Hippie" Become a Dirty Word?EcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-2582833038331515012012-01-11T12:34:50.292-07:002012-01-11T12:34:50.292-07:00MuThink - Thanks for stopping by.
Well that's...MuThink - Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Well that's an interesting hypothesis. Perhaps people dislike the hippies because the movement did not succeed politically. I have to say that American liberals in general have done an abysmal job when it comes to politics. I think it's the inevitable outcome when you let your emotions take over in an realm that really requires tactics and strategy. "Dropping out" is a wonderful fantasy, but it's just that, a fantasy. Like it or not, we're stuck with this society and the "take your toys and go home" approach will only succeed in getting folks like George W. Bush elected. <br /><br />But I do have to say that I think people get WAY too worked up about the whole drug taking aspect of hippie culture. Really, it's complete hypocrisy to vilify the use of marijuana while condoning alcohol at every turn. I'm not saying that I'm in favor of addiction or the abuse of any drug, but I do think that trying to protect people from themselves is folly, and much more harm has been done by the war against drugs than by the drugs themselves.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-2087068724244028022012-01-11T00:40:45.709-07:002012-01-11T00:40:45.709-07:00I think the turning of the Hippie into a bad word ...I think the turning of the Hippie into a bad word is akin to Hitler turning Jew into a bad word. Again, you guys whent against "the man" and the man won. They simply got ahold of the propoganda machine. If hippies had started by taking over the radio and tv stations instead of drugging it out at woodstock and dropping out, they would be the ones in charge. However then they would realize the power of money and lose their core essence. Sadly, it was cause doomed from the start, no matter how correct it was. Maybe one day it will come back and perhaps it was just an idea before its time.MuThinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694819439182507671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-81529809833967930722011-04-14T06:02:17.516-06:002011-04-14T06:02:17.516-06:00I'd love to be a hippie! It actually takes a l...I'd love to be a hippie! It actually takes a lot of work!J.N. Urbanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559313396686836048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-18912672617059208242011-04-08T14:09:09.357-06:002011-04-08T14:09:09.357-06:00What's so funny 'bout peace, love and unde...What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? - Elvis CostellomediaOrganichttp://www.media-organic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-87754357602027647912011-04-08T13:21:07.058-06:002011-04-08T13:21:07.058-06:00p.s. I LOVE my Birkenstocks!p.s. I LOVE my Birkenstocks!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-15794363189709780542011-04-08T13:20:51.758-06:002011-04-08T13:20:51.758-06:00Hi Kristin,
Not directed at you at all... I just ...Hi Kristin,<br /><br />Not directed at you at all... I just keep stumbling upon people who seem to be really concerned that nobody label them as a "hippie" because they're into eco living, and it baffles me. Personally, I'd be honored if anybody called me one!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-78642595389517441302011-04-08T11:57:24.241-06:002011-04-08T11:57:24.241-06:00In the event this is remotely directed at me, I ha...In the event this is remotely directed at me, I have no issues referencing the term 'hippie'. I do agree with you on the subject of using the term in a negative context- why IS it a bad thing? Not succumbing to the status quo consumerist lifestyle somehow places one within the ranks of a birkenstock wearing protester? And so what if it does? Does THAT make it a bad thing? Absolutely not. <br /><br />http://slightlyirritatingandinconvenient.blogspot.com/2011/04/breakfast-home-made-almost-raw-granola.htmlKristin Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919961850855072276noreply@blogger.com