Why The Summer of Love 1967 Was a Turning Point in History

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  @MrMenefrego1 · 1 year ago

  In 1967, when I was 17, I had just graduated and received my draft notice. I was planning to enlist anyway, so it didn't matter to me. I genuinely believed that Uncle Sam was doing important work in Vietnam, but that illusion faded after a few weeks on the ground. There was nothing glorious about war; it was just men who didn’t know each other trying to kill one another. However, as a generation, we had hope; we lived in the greatest and most prosperous nation on earth, where anything seemed possible. Today, I’ve noticed an abnormal and baseless kind of hostility among people, which may stem from a sense of hopelessness. I'm an old man with a terminal illness, and I still love life and have a great deal of hope for humanity in my heart.

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• AL

  @alisonwright5724 · 1 year ago

  Our generation had the best music.. Still love it today..

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• US

  @user-iv7pl2uo7q · 1 year ago

  Having lived through this, have not seen a more accurate overall assessment.  It ended, but it never left inside of us.

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• MI

  @MiaHammond-b8h · 1 year ago

  I was 19 in &apos;67, living in SoCal. No question, &nbsp;we were the most spoiled generation until that time. Everything was so easy. Babysat through highs school, saving half. Graduated with enough $$$ for an effing used car. Was lucky to have homemaker as a Mom &amp; she truly made it an art form. <br><br>Best memory is the music. Worst is Vietnam. Then came 1968, with the assinations of MLK, Jr., RFK, and the Tet Offensive. Good video.

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• MA

  @marykincaid8348 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I was a teen in that era of history, it was different, in very good way! The music was fantastic!

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• KA

  @kathymiller5781 · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m a 71 year old Hippie! Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?!?!?😢❤

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• MI

  @mikefrech1123 · 1 year ago

  I was a 19 year old soldier in Vietnam in the summer of &apos;67. I was unaware of the love.

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• BR

  @brianfreeman8290 · 1 year ago

  Born in &apos;49, this was an amazing time to live through, and be involved in.

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• FA

  @factenter6787 · 1 year ago

  Morrison was spot on in that interview clip.

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• LU

  @LucyLennon909 · 1 year ago (edited)

  My Grandma was a &quot;Flapper&quot; - Mom was a &quot;Beatnik&quot; &nbsp;- I was a Flower-child ... and <br>We 3 Loved the same stuff ☮️❤️🤍💙

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• TO

  @tobyandrews3859 · 1 year ago

  Those were wise words from Jim Morrison, looking at it with hindsight. Something I hadn&apos;t expected of him till now.

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• TE

  @tedb2648 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I lived in NYC during the hippie experience<br>Unfortunately Love has been replaced &nbsp;with hate in recent years<br>America has turned itself into a nation of adversaries <br>Greed is the religion <br>My memories of life in the 60&apos;a &amp; early 70&apos;s are my joy.<br>May life provide you an abundance of love ,peace, &amp; happiness

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