How Come Mainstream America Hated The Hippie Culture Of The 60s When They Expressed Real Freedom?
Because Americans at that time where afraid of freedom. Total freedom and anarchy go hand in hand, and at that time, many Americans where pro establishment. They liked structure, they liked having rules, and they liked conformity. And when the “Hippies” came along, with their different music, and their different style and their non conformity, America as a whole was threatened. And then take that, and add drugs into the mix. America didn’t know what to do with itself, Here they are, in the 60’s and 70’s with their long hair, their odd clothes, their weird Rock and Roll music and their drugs, acid, whatever. Free love is essentially having open sexual relationships with many partners, In those days, Family structure and values where prominent, and Free love went against everything people at that time where taught. Sex before marriage was still somewhat of a taboo. It’s hard to explain now, because society is so much more open about things, the closest example I can think of is look at c
