Thinking back to my radical late 60s - 70s youth.

[Voltaire2]

My wildest theories about the vile agenda of the ruling elites were way off base.

I could not imagine, back then, the capacity for evil, the callous indifference to the future of our country, the fate of all of humanity. Truly I was young and foolish.

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Mine also, youth is wasted on the young

Minus a "back to the future" redo, I guess we take lesson learned and move forward.

[dembotoz]

2. rekindle that anger

[Voltaire2]

4. Oh I'm an angry old man.

[dembotoz]

13. A different metoo

[nycbos]

3. Was this you then?

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/former-hippies-put-in-horrible-position-of-rooting-for-fbi

[Voltaire2]

5. Indeed.

[dhol82]

6. I remember, back in the day......

I used to pick up the phone when it rang and say, “J. Edgar Hoover sucks.”
That was just in case the FBI was listening in on me.

[peacebuzzard]

7. Sure was,

Listening to Hendrix, Joplin, Santana, w/ a peace sign over the US flag
A real misfit and outrageous,

[ribrepin]

8. Wish it was possible to vote this post

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/former-hippies-put-in-horrible-position-of-rooting-for-fbi

[ananda]

9. So true!

I never dreamed it could get this bad!

[raccoon]

10. Well, you're not foolish any more. Lol. Me either. Nt

[H2O Man]

11. Recommended.

Very well said.

[flamingdem]

12. Even Kissinger looks sane

compared to the current crew

[G_j]

14. yep

and I’m starting to think we were the last generation to actually see a glimpse of real hope. That makes it all the more tragic and devastating.