various assassinations, the brink of nuclear apocalypse, an unpopular political war away from home that caused a social movement, and political espionage.

It’s like we’re cursed.

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    Agree 100%.

    Although I don’t just blame the old people, a lot of them were hippies.

    We’re still the same divided country we were in the civil war, racists and oligarchs vs people of better character.

    Trump has, even at this early point, permanently changed the political realities of this country. He will be remembered for elevating the presidency to the point where the rule of law no longer applies.

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      Likely less than 1% of boomers were hippies. They call it “counter culture” for a reason.

      What most people would consider “hippies” consisted of a pretty small group of people mostly living in California.

      A larger and much less genuine movement came later when John Lennon decided to appropriate hippy fashion. But that’s all it was (fashion).

      People who truly held core values like “peace, free love and compassion” were absolutely not the majority but they were loud and colorful and now we remember that period of time as being overrun with hippies.

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      I’m so proud that Congress has taken it apon themselves to do absolutely nothing.

      Abuse of power isn’t political and can come from either side. We need to limit the executive branch

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      a lot of them were hippies.

      A lot of them were hippies that became selfish assholes. People change. Especially when there are propaganda networks working to change them.

      We’re still the same divided country we were in the civil war

      Except now every stupid, racist asshole has the ability to spread their message to millions of people.

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      Don’t say you agree 100% and then say although.

      feel free to delude yourself, don’t try to dilude other people.