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Shrike47

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76. Michael Savage, back in the day.

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Sat Mar 9, 2013, 05:55 PM

Mar 2013

Before he discovered hate radio.

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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