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37. Ironic that the Beatles were also condemned by the Soviets

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 09:37 AM

Mar 2013

for being tools of "western decadence" and "perverting" socialist youth. The KGB even tried to infiltrate the Maharishi's ashram to spy on them--as if the whole world wasn't watching their every move!

There's a film on this, "How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin." It was on PBS a couple of years ago. It features interviews with people who grew up in the Soviet Union in the '60s and '70s and learned to question authority by listening to the Beatles and John Lennon. Beatles records were banned, and a whole kids' underground culture grew up around being a Beatles fan.

As I recall, it ends with a video of Paul McCartney in the '90s performing "Back in the USSR" in Red Square. When he gets to the line about "Moscow girls make me scream and shout" the crowd goes ape.

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School textbook defines ‘hippies’ as followers of rock stars who may have worshipped Satan [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2013 OP

Far out, Man! Far out! longship Mar 2013 #1

Oh no...that's a bummer man. FarPoint Mar 2013 #28

Freaky! L0oniX Mar 2013 #61

FART, man... That's short for Far Out, according to... reACTIONary Mar 2013 #93

I learned everything I needed to know about hippies from South Park. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #2

As if South Park had even the tiniest clue about anything but masturbation. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #14

Ma'am, I need to check out your house. I think you've got an infestation of hippies. n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #65

"We need to upload this Slayer CD." MrSlayer Mar 2013 #102

They loved Hendrix, Cream, The Stones, Led Zeppelin ... napkinz Mar 2013 #144

This should not surprise anybody nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #3

and no doubt outsourced it to China by the looks of it glinda Mar 2013 #4

Wow, I had no idea! I must have fucked up because I took a shower every day OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2013 #5

Maybe I'm just getting old Mz Pip Mar 2013 #6

Dave van Ronk. Bigtime Satanist. JVS Mar 2013 #9

van Ronk was arrested and beaten at Stonewall, some people don't know that Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #33

I was not aware of that. JVS Mar 2013 #34

Me either. Mz Pip Mar 2013 #62

Yeah. My impression of him was that he was big with the crowd that would... JVS Mar 2013 #73

I wonder who'd they'd cast? Ken Burch Mar 2013 #114

"Possibly" or "loosely based on" are what I've read progressoid Mar 2013 #141

I think they're probably referring to The Beatles HoneychildMooseMoss Mar 2013 #21

The Beatles and Maharishi would fall under "Eastern religious cults"... JVS Mar 2013 #35

Ironic that the Beatles were also condemned by the Soviets thucythucy Mar 2013 #37

The Beatles also had Aleister Crowley on the cover of Sgt. Peppers sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #70

Keep in mind their expansive definition of "Satanism"... JHB Mar 2013 #45

Ahmeddicca ..The Gaddddreat Satan! n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #63

Nice Donovan quote Monk06 Mar 2013 #66

Beg to differ: Ahmed Dicca is a renowned textile merchant... JHB Mar 2013 #74

Zeppelin and the Stones, for starters fishwax Mar 2013 #92

That's because you were playing the records... reACTIONary Mar 2013 #94

"America: Land that I love. A finger-pointing approach to history" JVS Mar 2013 #7

It's been 10 years and they haven't changed that page at all!? white_wolf Mar 2013 #8

Well, they still use the Bible Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #10

I was smack dab in the Hippie Generation.. and we Cha Mar 2013 #11

Like Norman Greenbaum. Let's see, what was his great satanic hit? Oh yeah - NBachers Mar 2013 #12

. LWolf Mar 2013 #39

One of my favorite songs. RebelOne Mar 2013 #51

That's the kind of crap they taught us in our Southern Baptist church. madfloridian Mar 2013 #13

I was raised Southern Baptist tavalon Mar 2013 #15

It's sad to think of these books being used in schools. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #23

It was a great memory. A fun time. Elvis in early years. madfloridian Mar 2013 #86

Now that is a great picture! Never seen Elvis... reACTIONary Mar 2013 #96

He really put on a fun performance. madfloridian Mar 2013 #98

Well, of course you know... jmowreader Mar 2013 #109

lol madfloridian Mar 2013 #110

Omg, how fun! Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #101

It was. He hung around for pictures. madfloridian Mar 2013 #111

Insanely cool, mad! Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #118

Lol! THe sermons were much the same in the 70s OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #138

Catholics weren't teaching it, but you'd hear Catholic LAY leaders say shit like that. There were patrice Mar 2013 #130

It made it's way into our little town in Iowa too. progressoid Mar 2013 #142

How does Ted Nugent fit in? TexasTowelie Mar 2013 #16

Damn you! nikto Mar 2013 #17

Here, maybe this will make you feel better. TexasTowelie Mar 2013 #19

Not exactly a musican anymore Mopar151 Mar 2013 #50

You're generously implying that Ted ever was actually a musician. Bake Mar 2013 #56

As "legit" as a lot out there... Mopar151 Mar 2013 #75

Which is to say, not very legit. Bake Mar 2013 #80

Hey, the solo in "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" was pretty cool, actually... nikto Mar 2013 #87

Wait ... that was the Moody Blues, wasn't it? Bake Mar 2013 #88

Amboy Dukes, 1968. n/t bluesbassman Mar 2013 #95

Never was one of my favorites ... Bake Mar 2013 #122

Wasn't mine either. Truth be told... bluesbassman Mar 2013 #123

What ever happened to the Thirteenth Floor Elevators? panader0 Mar 2013 #125

Wow! That certainly is a blast from the past. bluesbassman Mar 2013 #129

He wasn't a hippie. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #89

As I remember... nikto Mar 2013 #18

One of my earlier childhood memories DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #20

I remember my Southern Baptist pastor preaching a sermon against JC Superstar. Bake Mar 2013 #57

They aren't? sagat Mar 2013 #22

Whoever wrote this book has never met metal fans. Initech Mar 2013 #24

Did they mention this ... Scuba Mar 2013 #25

Wing-nuts don't believe in free-love. RudynJack Mar 2013 #26

You're on to something there! Kath1 Mar 2013 #31

Because that's the only way THEY get any ... Bake Mar 2013 #58

Nailed. it. That's the nut of it right there. That's also why a guy named Jesus was killed by his patrice Mar 2013 #127

And Hippies were saying you don't really love if you're not free, which freaked a bunch of peopleout patrice Mar 2013 #131

I just finished reading Magaret Atwood's absolutely brilliant novel "The Handmaid's Tale" for the Zorra Mar 2013 #27

I've read that book about five times, I think. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #38

Ugh! Kath1 Mar 2013 #29

My parents weren't hippies. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #30

OMG. For a minute I thought that was me in the picture. graham4anything Mar 2013 #32

What did the hippie have in his bag??? RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #36

Good ol' Satan worshippers jsr Mar 2013 #40

Oh good lord. PETRUS Mar 2013 #41

I'd be afraid to see it. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #44

"God used the Trail of Tears to bring many Indians to Christ."—America: Land That I Love, Teacher ed lunasun Mar 2013 #90

Yes. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #100

Teaching genocide issues in particular as a resort to bring non beleivers closer to Christ lunasun Mar 2013 #116

Another article said the voucher program costs $4 mil in tax money. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #119

That's hilarious Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #42

It's like something out of Mad Magazine. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #46

Maybe the Onion? Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #47

Did you ever see the Mother Jones report on textbooks in LA voucher schools? Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #48

Wow! I'd seen one or two of those examples Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #49

Good one. love_katz Mar 2013 #84

"Eastern religious cult" = religions much older than christianity. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #43

Yay Hippies! MineralMan Mar 2013 #52

I preferred the "freak" label, as did most people I knew at the time riqster Mar 2013 #53

Interesting that you bring this up. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #55

Fascinating! riqster Mar 2013 #72

and what do they have against satan? i mean, it's in the bible, right? unblock Mar 2013 #54

Oh ...its' Yahoo. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #59

ROFL! gollygee Mar 2013 #60

And $4 million taxpayer money supports it. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #68

How about that book title??? Bake Mar 2013 #64

Hi Bake, it's a good question. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #69

I'd love to see the one from Bob Jones University Press!! Bake Mar 2013 #71

I'm not it surprised it came from A Beka SpartanDem Mar 2013 #81

Bingo! You win, Bake. love_katz Mar 2013 #82

slaps forehead steve2470 Mar 2013 #67

Michael Savage, back in the day. Shrike47 Mar 2013 #76

and people rode dinosaurs too...this is frightening as hell. teaching children ignorance. spanone Mar 2013 #77

Here's what a Louisiana textbook says about the KKK: LeftInTX Mar 2013 #78

Holy crap gollygee Mar 2013 #83

We need to fight and get rid of this shit. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #99

Religionists in the state of Texas control the content of school textbooks Trajan Mar 2013 #79

Damn, how did they find out about us? malthaussen Mar 2013 #85

And I haven't changed a bit. no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 #91

THE BUMS WILL ALWAYS LOSE! DO YOU HEAR ME LEBOWSKI??? Initech Mar 2013 #97

Texas texts? aquart Mar 2013 #103

A Beka as someone noted above is a longtime homeschooling program Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #105

Thank you! aquart Mar 2013 #149

Well a hippy crashed my car recently so people can call them what they want as far as I'm concerned. sibelian Mar 2013 #104

Oh sure. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #106

Well, it sort of depends on the sub-culture. sibelian Mar 2013 #107

Fucking bullshit from the Establishment! Rex Mar 2013 #108

Lots of those hippies are now repukes on the verge of being senior citizens or they already are. nt Raine Mar 2013 #112

Is it just me, or does the frizzy-haired dude in the middle Ken Burch Mar 2013 #113

smoke pot! worship satan! freak out the squares! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #115

I was too young to be a part of the original hippie movement Kath1 Mar 2013 #117

I was born in 1970. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #120

Great story, Starry Messenger! Kath1 Mar 2013 #121

:) Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #124

Someone has been working on this meme at least since 1986, when I first heard that we are responsibl patrice Mar 2013 #126

Why does a textbook even have the word "immoral" in it? Skidmore Mar 2013 #128

Another proud moment for Louisiana MountainLaurel Mar 2013 #132

yeah, just play the Beatles backwards! ... napkinz Mar 2013 #133

and how could I forget this one! napkinz Mar 2013 #143

I really doubt that they are rewriting history as much as they are just telling their memories of Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #134

I missed out on that classic. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #139

hey, at 33:14 in the video, the Grateful Dead! napkinz Mar 2013 #140

One of my teachers in 7th grade tried to tell me reflection Mar 2013 #135

They are the priests of the temples... DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #145

It was actually 2112 that set her off. reflection Mar 2013 #146

Poor, miserable woman nikto Mar 2013 #148

Let's compare the Hippies with the tea baggers and see who comes out the better... WCGreen Mar 2013 #136

Oh, Lord, they look good to me. Satan or no satan. jwirr Mar 2013 #137

Soviet historiography. moondust Mar 2013 #147

no. no. they have it all wrong. Satan worship didn't come into play until Black Sabbath man. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #150

Yeah, well I got their Satan right here.... cliffordu Mar 2013 #151

The Bullshit begins DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #152

And they are starting to collect Turbineguy Mar 2013 #153