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mndemsocialist

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100. But...

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 05:43 PM

Aug 2014

If only the the Peacenik, Hippie, Tree-Hugging, Anti-War folks were more politically effective.

Far too many of us go to a demo and chant things like, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, (something, something)'s gotta go!", then go home so satisfied with ourselves. But nothing changes...

What can we do to be more effective in our opposition?

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For all the Peacenik, Hippie, Tree-Hugging, Anti-War folks .... [View all] Marrah_G Aug 2014 OP

Proud long-time hippie here. democrank Aug 2014 #1

I Imagine A DU Without billhicks76 Aug 2014 #45

Great comment Billhicks classykaren Aug 2014 #46

yup yup yup Marrah_G Aug 2014 #55

I will grant you progressive. But there is nothing remotely "liberal" about anti-war. ieoeja Aug 2014 #65

I suggest all people reading this post do a search on other stuff ieoeja has posted Scootaloo Aug 2014 #85

There's A List Of People Like This On DU billhicks76 Aug 2014 #109

Not Anymore billhicks76 Aug 2014 #108

+1 Tommymac Aug 2014 #77

" It doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. " lark Aug 2014 #78

Yes, it is. Blanks Aug 2014 #80

Blowin In The Wind billhicks76 Aug 2014 #110

That would be a very odd place Scootaloo Aug 2014 #83

Sad PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #93

am chicken little in name only... chknltl Aug 2014 #97

Yep! joshdawg Aug 2014 #59

One for the ages..... JohnnyLib2 Aug 2014 #2

Right there with you, darlin' Zorra Aug 2014 #3

Thank you. nt 7wo7rees Aug 2014 #4

I'll never stop being one enigmatic Aug 2014 #5

Me either.. whathehell Aug 2014 #15

rec! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #6

Working at the stock exchange back then, I wasn't an actual hippie - but LiberalElite Aug 2014 #7

How the anti-war, anti-torture, anti-horrendous "free trade" deals, myrna minx Aug 2014 #8

It's always the same ones, and it's good to know where they stand. The Left sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #27

Yes! Marrah_G Aug 2014 #56

If you put the small handful of Third Way faithful on ignore, Skeeter Barnes Aug 2014 #96

Add my love to that card too. zeemike Aug 2014 #9

One of my fave vids! n/t RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #13

I'll second that notion! countryjake Aug 2014 #10

Great performance, Jake! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #38

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Aug 2014 #62

Wow, thanks for that memory.. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #63

All we are saying edhopper Aug 2014 #11

Peace man! RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #12

Too young to be a hippie. (Born - 1968). Aristus Aug 2014 #14

Proud to be a pot smoking, tie dyed, gray haired grammy hippie. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #16

... Enthusiast Aug 2014 #39

Me, too. nt Granny M Aug 2014 #54

Yes it is great............ BlueJac Aug 2014 #99

Agree! mountain grammy Aug 2014 #112

i wont�give up until mopinko Aug 2014 #17

'Better to burn out than it is to rust...' freshwest Aug 2014 #70

my my hey hey mopinko Aug 2014 #82

Sadly, home no longer exists for many of us; we are uprooted. But we thought we'd overcome a lot. freshwest Aug 2014 #92

things are good, tho shook up. mopinko Aug 2014 #95

I was a mother of three in the hippie days so I cannot say I was a typical hippy but I was as close jwirr Aug 2014 #18

Love you back malaise Aug 2014 #19

From a combat vet, IronGate Aug 2014 #20

Totally. calimary Aug 2014 #21

Oh yes, oh yes annabanana Aug 2014 #22

Right back atcha! SunSeeker Aug 2014 #23

Ditto!! :) nt Tree-Hugger Aug 2014 #24

Real hippy here ...lived in Haight-Ashbury in 1969 L0oniX Aug 2014 #25

My one and only hero. 99Forever Aug 2014 #26

Can't say I am a hippie, wasn't there, but I WOULD have been. And since I've been sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #28

Back at you!!! nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #29

I wish there were more, many many more! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #30

You and your hippie friends can go to . . . Vattel Aug 2014 #31

I remember some friends having a very stoned discussion about me back in the day. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #32

Right on. Left off. vanlassie Aug 2014 #33

That describes my mom. christx30 Aug 2014 #34

Count me in. lisby Aug 2014 #35

Thanks and Right back at you! littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #36

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #37

I have a contribution. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #40

love you too barbtries Aug 2014 #41

my favorite version by Eva Cassidy TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #42

it is a nice thought but...... TheMick Aug 2014 #43

Luv ya too. Thanks! (nt) paleotn Aug 2014 #44

Love this song, but drynberg Aug 2014 #47

Love ya too, Marrah! N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2014 #48

I wanted to hitchhike to Woodstock with flowers in my hair Oilwellian Aug 2014 #49

This poster hangs in my kitchen. democrank Aug 2014 #61

'don't give up the quest for a world without destuction' toby jo Aug 2014 #50

I'm no hippie JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #51

Love you back! Granny M Aug 2014 #52

All we are saying is give peace a chance BarbaRosa Aug 2014 #53

kick samsingh Aug 2014 #57

Whatever can be saved, y'all are the ones who will save it. n/t Orsino Aug 2014 #58

I'm an old hippy and proud of it. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2014 #60

That was when anything was possible... abakan Aug 2014 #67

I know. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2014 #114

I understand completely. abakan Aug 2014 #116

I love you too! lonestarnot Aug 2014 #64

old hippie chick here abakan Aug 2014 #66

love it Marrah_G Aug 2014 #71

Thank you... abakan Aug 2014 #86

Well, I'll respond to you...... llmart Aug 2014 #113

Thank you for responding. abakan Aug 2014 #117

Great song! But it's Edwin Starr, I believe. Not Eric Burdon. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #87

I know eric is not singing abakan Aug 2014 #88

Nope. To my knowledge, Edwin Starr had nothing to do with Eric Burdon and War. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #89

Ok Sorry...I think the song is appropriate to the thread... abakan Aug 2014 #90

I completely agree. It's still a great song and totally appropriate to the thread. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #91

<3 "Imagine that John Lennon wasn't shot in front of his apartment" AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #68

Still a hippie after all these decades flakey_foont Aug 2014 #69

DU has a whole bunch of DFHs. madfloridian Aug 2014 #72

Back at you fr/ a bra-burning bleeding-heart 60's liberal! KauaiK Aug 2014 #73

Check out my Dem candidate for US Congress, you dirty hippie freaks. Zorra Aug 2014 #74

kick n/t deek Aug 2014 #75

My all time favorite song! k&R Tommymac Aug 2014 #76

K&R! DeSwiss Aug 2014 #79

Love you, Marrah_G! Octafish Aug 2014 #81

K & R Lifelong Protester Aug 2014 #84

One of my all time favorite songs emsimon33 Aug 2014 #94

K&R.. Wow, look at this, a thread with no fighting SomethingFishy Aug 2014 #98

But... mndemsocialist Aug 2014 #100

Checking in! femmocrat Aug 2014 #101

This thread is asolutely uplifting. democrank Aug 2014 #102

I started a flower child, grew up a hippie, been 18 forty years now. rickyhall Aug 2014 #103

May your beads and love and VW Bus live forever...Peace and love, like the man said, it is all we randys1 Aug 2014 #104

logged in to rec BelgianMadCow Aug 2014 #105

DURec leftstreet Aug 2014 #106

my favorite song hopemountain Aug 2014 #107

Thanks. Love you too, but need to add women are people to make your statement complete for me, efhmc Aug 2014 #111

Kick! raouldukelives Aug 2014 #115

You are all so wonderful! Marrah_G Aug 2014 #118