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 The
hippie
subculture was
originally a youth
movement that
arose in the
United States
during the mid1960s and
spread to other
countries around
the world.

The early hippies
inherited the
countercultural values
of the Beat
Generation, created
their own
communities, listened
to psychedelic rock,
embraced the sexual
revolution, and some
used drugs such as
cannabis, LSD and
magic mushrooms to
explore altered states
of consciousness.

"Hippies started the
ecology movement.
They combated
racism. They liberated
sexual stereotypes,
encouraged change,
individual pride, and
self-confidence. They
questioned robot
materialism. In four
years they managed
to stop the Vietnam
War. They got
marijuana
decriminalized in
fourteen states during
the Carter
Administration."
Timothy Leary

One who believes in
values such as
peace, love, and
happiness. However,
the rest of the world
can not seem to
grasp these
concepts and chose
war, hate, and
misery. Thus, they
despise the ways of
the hippies.

An actual hippie can be
recognized by their long
hair, brightly colored
clothing in unusual styles,
such as bell-bottoms, tiedye t-shirts, and dashikis.
(Many Hippies made
their own clothes.) They
tend to wear long
beaded necklaces,
head bands and
scarves, and sandals.
The most recognizable
symbol of the hippie is
the Peace Sign which is
usually on their clothes,
jewelry or painted on
automobiles.

They tend to promote,
believe in or have a
fondness of free love,
communal living,
recreational drug use,
nudity, incense, music
(particularly
psychedelic rock, blues,
and folk music),
vegetarianism, holistic
and natural foods,
protecting the
environment, and New
Age type spirituality.
Most of all hippies
promote the ideals of
Love and Peace. They
do not like to conform
to society.

There are so many
different types of
hippies in the world
that they have
become a whole
different race of
people. I think, if the
world was consumed
by hippies, if we took
over the population,
things would look
much more green and
beautiful.