re: #450 Dark_Falcon

Well, as governor of California he saw the counterculture up close and personal. Given how much disruption it caused for no gain, he revulsion was well founded.

I don’t wanna re-argue the entire 60’s. The counterculture had a violent drug fueled side for sure. But the counterculture also played a role in exposing LBJ and Nixon’s lies on Vietnam (regardless of how you feel about the War, there’s no debating this.) Additionally the counterculture played a role in supporting civil rights, women’s rights, the rights of immigrant workers, etc.

It’s a hugely reductive mistake to paint the counterculture as nothing more than a bunch of drug addled Deadheads waiting around for the first Ben & Jerry’s to open up.