Did Anyone Buy In To The Peace Movement in the 60's-70's

fmdog44

fmdog44

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I was antiwar and left of center but I knew many people that truely held the idea peacewould rule the planet and always was repulsed by such naivety. That era convinced me more than ever that political power is much more dangerous to the ideas of honesty and integrity.
 

That's because it was the Age of Aquarius and the drugs were good, too. Peace now brother. :victorious:

It disturbs me more that as folks grow older too many give up on the hopes and ideals of youth and condemn as some of our elders did us. Our role is to understand and not forget that we once thought the future was ours, not to be naysayers and become THEM.

Peace out. :flowers::heart:
 
I always wanted to see peace in the world and in favor of love over hate for our fellow man. Pretty much the same feelings in my 60s now.

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I feel the same now as I did then but I manage my feelings and expectations differently.

I don't think most people changed as much as they took on the responsibilities of life and traded one symbol for another. :):playful::eek:nthego:

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In my profession, I see much of the emotional effects of war. My heart breaks for any soldier or civilian caught in a hell from which so many never really return home, no matter where they may be. Of course I yearn for peace. I have a belief system

which has been firmly entrenched since I was a child. Out of that crucible of horror was born my commitment to love and serve the broken souls wherever I could. Particularly vets and children. I wanted to save the world one person at a time, just as love

and commitment saved me from death on the street. I still believe in miracles, I am one, however emotionally scarred. Yeah, peace and love work wonders, although often in ways one would never expect.
 
I was too involved with personal wars and situations to think too much about peace movements.


I did, however, enjoy their parties.
 
I embraced the peace and love movement, in the 60's, and still hold to its ideals, although the internet has brought home the realities of our horrible species, to me, to the point where I honestly doubt we'll ever have world peace until most of our species destroys itself.
 
"Peace" within humanity is a myth. Humans are probably the most violence prone species that have ever inhabited the earth. Between the 10% of our population that is totally Nuts, the politicians who constantly engage in confrontation so as to solidify their power, and the various religions which teach that all non-believers are the enemy, I never see humans entering any kind of "La-La" land.

Insofar as the "hippie" peace movement of the 60's/70's was concerned, I found these half drugged goofballs that insulted and spit on our troops returning from that Vietnam Hellhole totally disgusting.
 
Excuse me. I was a hippie during the seventies, and my friends and I didn’t spit on anyone. Many veterans of that war migrated north, mingled freely with the draft resistors already here. We all got along fine. Not many years later, I started treating vets for PTSD. I have never been a goofball. :)
 
Shalimar said:
Excuse me. I was a hippie during the seventies, and my friends and I didn’t spit on anyone. Many veterans of that war migrated north, mingled freely with the draft resistors already here. We all got along fine. Not many years later, I started treating vets for PTSD. I have never been a goofball. :)
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" I didn’t spit on anyone.".......He didn't say you did.....he said he found those that did....disgusting.

"treating vets for PTSD. ".....for free , out of kindness? Or did you turn their misery into a cash business?
 
I was involved in the peace movement but was skeptical because I doubted it
would make a realdifference. After I graduated college, I turned to my graduate studies
and left the protesting to others. I was half hearted.
 
You can't mention the Peace Movement 0f the 60s/70s without mentioning its counterpart- the Vietnam War. One fostered the other. Winning that war went from aiding a nation from " Communism" to saving face for the US & its military. The Peace Movement went through similar incarnations. As far as drugs being a "thing" of the times, they were present in both our civilian and military populations. The atrocities in Vietnam tarnished our military in a way contrary to our image of them, which also fed the Peace Movement.
 
rgp said:
" I didn’t spit on anyone.".......He didn't say you did.....he said he found those that did....disgusting.

"treating vets for PTSD. ".....for free , out of kindness? Or did you turn their misery into a cash business?
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Wow. Even if I didn’t have PTSD and thus share the same illness as my vets, there are far easier and more lucrative ways of making a buck, particularly when 70% of your clients are pro bono. Worthy of note, I support many vets who, for a variety of

reasons, have been unable to find healing elsewhere. They are considered high risk for suicide. Many of them take their own lives. There is no amount of money that could ever compensate for losing one of these brave but broken souls, and certainly

not the approx one in five who choose this path due to unbearable pain. I serve them out of love. I am honoured to give back to those who gave so much to protect our freedom. It is a privilege.
 
Shalimar said:
Wow. Even if I didn’t have PTSD and thus share the same illness as my vets, there are far easier and more lucrative ways of making a buck, particularly when 70% of your clients are pro bono. Worthy of note, I support many vets who, for a variety of

reasons, have been unable to find healing elsewhere. They are considered high risk for suicide. Many of them take their own lives. There is no amount of money that could ever compensate for losing one of these brave but broken souls, and certainly

not the approx one in five who choose this path due to unbearable pain. I serve them out of love. I am honoured to give back to those who gave so much to protect our freedom. It is a privilege.
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So then you did serve them out of kindness?...it was a question....I just wanted to clarify ..........In that case you are to be applauded !
 
Shalimar said:
Wow. Even if I didn’t have PTSD and thus share the same illness as my vets, there are far easier and more lucrative ways of making a buck, particularly when 70% of your clients are pro bono. Worthy of note, I support many vets who, for a variety of

reasons, have been unable to find healing elsewhere. They are considered high risk for suicide. Many of them take their own lives. There is no amount of money that could ever compensate for losing one of these brave but broken souls, and certainly

not the approx one in five who choose this path due to unbearable pain. I serve them out of love. I am honoured to give back to those who gave so much to protect our freedom. It is a privilege.
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Yes! :love_heart:
 
Vote, vote, vote. I can't say that enough. Young people of the 60's and 70's thought protesting was enough. Well, it's not enough. Get your butt out there and vote. Stop being f...g lazy. But you know what? I don't think it's going to change. You will reap what you sow.
 

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