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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Sun Apr 6, 2014, 06:33 PM Apr 2014

I've been kind of curious about something. Here's a little poll for people over 60. [View all]

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When you were younger, like in your teens or 20s, did you consider yourself

I was a hippie through and through, although I did hold down jobs every now and then. . My only real political involvement was being adamantly opposed to the war and philosophically, at least, a "greenie." I've become much more political as I've gotten older.

38 votes, 2 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Part of the counterculture, i.e., a "hippie"
	12 (32%)
	A political activist without the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
	12 (32%)
	A conventional young person just looking to get married and raise a family
	10 (26%)
	A young Republican
	1 (3%)
	At the suggestion of Malaise and others, some combination of 1 and 2.
	2 (5%)
	Or, like 11Bravo, you were a hippie and then you got drafted
	1 (3%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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I've been kind of curious about something. Here's a little poll for people over 60. [View all] Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 OP

We considered ourselves "freaks" more than hippies. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #1

I think we called ourselves "heads" at the time. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #5

When I started doing acid it was still legal. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #7

I loved acid. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #17

Yes that myth .. that LSD messed up your chromosomes .. didn't pan out. But my older sister > YOHABLO Apr 2014 #53

I didn't consider myself a hippie at the time, Raksha Apr 2014 #56

Combo frazzled Apr 2014 #2

Good point Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #4

Same here HockeyMom Apr 2014 #11

Frightened GOPee Apr 2014 #49

What were you afraid of? nt TBF Apr 2014 #62

I wasn't politically active at that time but JFK was the first Prez I voted for. lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #3

There was no counterculture until I was 25 or so and I already had 2 kids tularetom Apr 2014 #6

I was very conventional when young. SheilaT Apr 2014 #8

Same here. Raksha Apr 2014 #58

An old high school friend said she considered me the original beatnik NV Whino Apr 2014 #9

My mother *was* a Beatnik REP Apr 2014 #24

I was the first two Warpy Apr 2014 #10

I got pretty normal, too, Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #12

I was a member of Moral Rearmament (Up With People/Sing Out) RoverSuswade Apr 2014 #13

I thought Goldwater was scary as hell, Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #14

Far out, man. idendoit Apr 2014 #15

You need another category malaise Apr 2014 #16

Hmm, that's kind of long to put into a category. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #18

It is long malaise Apr 2014 #19

And another csziggy Apr 2014 #21

I'm pretty cynical, too. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #23

never a part of the counterculture - yet still antiwar and green DrDan Apr 2014 #20

Hippie newfie11 Apr 2014 #22

Well, one year I was smoking dope and had hair down to my ass. The next ... 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #25

I'm glad you made it back. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #26

Been there done that.. Bandit Apr 2014 #65

I'll Be 59 In November... I Wanted To Go To Woodstock, But My Parents Wouldn't Let Me... WillyT Apr 2014 #27

Yes, of course. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #28

Everytime I Go To S.F. - I Visit Haight Ashbury To Bath In It... WillyT Apr 2014 #30

Here is your proof. I was a certified Hippy. (photo see red arrow) Walk away Apr 2014 #29

Oh, that's great! Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #32

That is Homestead in New Your State... Walk away Apr 2014 #35

What a great picture! Raksha Apr 2014 #59

Politicized Hippie SteveG Apr 2014 #31

There was one in San Francisco that same day, I think. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #34

As I remember being young, we did not think of ourselves as being in ANY category. enough Apr 2014 #33

Aging Hippie otohara Apr 2014 #36

Combo: Pot, democratic, some protests, border hippie, getting through tough RKP5637 Apr 2014 #37

At that age pipi_k Apr 2014 #38

Whatever happened to communes? moondust Apr 2014 #39

As an old communard myself, I've wondered about that too. dougolat Apr 2014 #54

People's Park alumnus, cross-country hitch hiker, Richard Brautigan, Kahlil Gibran, Kerouak, Jimi, NBachers Apr 2014 #40

Do you have one of those rent controlled places. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #42

Yes, I'm fortunate in that respect- my "Starter apartment" moved up in value quicker than I did. NBachers Apr 2014 #50

Real hippies were few and far between. Most kids were only playing the role .. kwassa Apr 2014 #41

I chose to be voluntarily destitute for a while, Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #48

Almost nobody I knew in the 60s would admit to being a hippie starroute Apr 2014 #43

I think there was a difference between East Coast and West Ciast Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #46

That's very likely starroute Apr 2014 #47

No "nerd" category? eallen Apr 2014 #44

God, I just can't keep up with all the categories Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #45

I'm not 60 but i wanted to answer for my favorite uncle OriginalGeek Apr 2014 #51

Great thread. Very nostalgiac. cilla4progress Apr 2014 #52

A radical veteran on the GI bill in college and working. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #55

I was very conventional. In our area one had to be that way. madfloridian Apr 2014 #57

How about Artiste? flamingdem Apr 2014 #60

I was a lefty and fairly counterculture, but without the sex and drugs. tblue37 Apr 2014 #61

I had plenty of sex, smoked lots of OldHippieChick Apr 2014 #63

a typical young person in college, embarking on career Ino Apr 2014 #64

Of course. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #67

My number one takeaway from this exercise? Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #66

I think this is appropriate. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #68

Combo, but of 2 and 3 OKNancy Apr 2014 #69

I like that. :) Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #70