2016 Postmortem

jalan48

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62. Way to go! And I thought $15 an ounce was a good thing back then.

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Tue Feb 23, 2016, 09:25 PM

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Like millions of others, Bernie was a back to the land Hippie [View all] cali Feb 2016 OP

Yes, the Hillarians are hippie-bashing today. Fuck that shit. kath Feb 2016 #1

They do a lot of that. cali Feb 2016 #2

They got nothin'. Ron Green Feb 2016 #4

but, but, but... lapfog_1 Feb 2016 #77

Hell, they're bashing him today for not being RICH!! arcane1 Feb 2016 #8

Where? George II Feb 2016 #24

that's what I'm wondering?? rbrnmw Feb 2016 #43

Nowhere I've seen. Just throw it out, a big % of the people will believe it because "it was said". George II Feb 2016 #44

right rbrnmw Feb 2016 #46

oh, pffft ... bwahahaha!! You now reach for conspiracies to explain closeupready Feb 2016 #95

So where was that said on DU, or anywhere in fact? George II Feb 2016 #96

This thread Arazi Feb 2016 #49

Sorry, the only reference to "hippies" or "hippyness" in that thread... George II Feb 2016 #57

I'm beginning to think that many Clinton supporters are actually farther to the right Zorra Feb 2016 #31

That's crossed my mind at times too, it's foul. appalachiablue Feb 2016 #36

That was very common in the late 60s. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #3

Spanish Pipedream - John Prine MuseRider Feb 2016 #10

Oh, thanks, I was trying to remember that one starroute Feb 2016 #25

As I get older MuseRider Feb 2016 #33

My Mom loved Glenn Miller too Awknid Feb 2016 #50

hahaha! kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #78

mother earth news: that was my favorite mag back in the day shanti Feb 2016 #14

The early issues were great. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #17

The owners sold Mother Earth News and the new owners jwirr Feb 2016 #97

They are published a couple of miles MuseRider Feb 2016 #28

I wrote a few articles for Mother Earth News back in MineralMan Feb 2016 #80

very cool, mineralman! shanti Feb 2016 #90

Thanks. MineralMan Feb 2016 #91

Yes, that would be typical article back then. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #100

I didn't write long for them. I moved on MineralMan Feb 2016 #105

I have a lot of those old issues and remember this article. CentralMass Feb 2016 #101

How cool! MineralMan Feb 2016 #104

There isn't a special group here for Hippies of varying ages and backgrounds appalachiablue Feb 2016 #37

A group would be a good idea. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Feb 2016 #68

Yes, I used to read them --- many great ideas. baking bread in a solar oven nt kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #76

The Foxfire series - I still reference mine! ebayfool Feb 2016 #106

Forgot about Foxfire! HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #108

My respect for Bernie grows. nt WDIM Feb 2016 #5

I approve of this message! MuseRider Feb 2016 #6

Had I known there was a kaw valley hemp picker club...the fun I coulda had. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #19

Oh yes baby! MuseRider Feb 2016 #26

No... Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #69

Yes it is not like it used to be MuseRider Feb 2016 #70

Lightweight too. I'll look for the book. I'm sure I could add a few funny KS stories to it...LOL.... Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #71

In Iowa the ditch weed was dangerous because TPTB sprayed jwirr Feb 2016 #99

did you ever go to the BIG EAT? I still have a button from '69 or '70.... islandmkl Feb 2016 #81

Lots of voters were too, and their kids vote by now as well. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #7

My neighbor is a New York Jew from Brooklyn. Gregorian Feb 2016 #9

Heh. The hippies were right. Wilms Feb 2016 #11

A familar life story here in Oregon... Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #12

Run, Hillarians, run run run away cali Feb 2016 #13

I, personally, stay the hell away from hippie-punchers dimple Feb 2016 #15

Ok. n/t zappaman Feb 2016 #16

Tricky Dick Nixon and Henry Kissinger hated Hippies. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #18

Team Clinton is in good company now. sarge43 Feb 2016 #20

ha ha I have no doubt they did and with a vengenance. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #93

New Democrats UglyGreed Feb 2016 #21

I really really love his house. :D roguevalley Feb 2016 #22

The Presidency is just another 'notch in her belt'.. Hillary just lacks 'coolness'. YOHABLO Feb 2016 #23

I wonder if a dose might change her outlook tk2kewl Feb 2016 #42

That's about the same time period I left San Francisco Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #27

Bolinas!! <3 2banon Feb 2016 #86

Brigadoon. LOL. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #87

used to go jam with Perry Fly at his digs there 2banon Feb 2016 #103

Bernie did not build a house on is property passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #29

no, me too greymouse Feb 2016 #53

It's been a while since we had a candidate Mnpaul Feb 2016 #109

*gasp* my parents were hippies, and I've had a WONDERFUL upbringing for it. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #30

I missed the post where there's hippie bashing though? passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #34

Not cool at all. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #38

Agreed! passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #48

This thread Arazi Feb 2016 #51

Nice to see it only has 6 rec's. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #74

I bought my 40 acres in '78 panader0 Feb 2016 #32

I have never gotten over men with long hair. MuseRider Feb 2016 #35

I'm living on ten acres now passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #55

Guess who just endorsed Bernie Milliesmom Feb 2016 #39

Food co-ops and potlucks. It was never about making money. jalan48 Feb 2016 #40

Hippie here... well actually Yippie:) tommcc99 Feb 2016 #41

Great song. MuseRider Feb 2016 #73

I was part of the Great Hippie Migration to Oregon GoldenMean Feb 2016 #45

I arrived in Astoria in 73. Good times. jalan48 Feb 2016 #52

We were in Astoria in December. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #54

Yes-it's a picturesque town. jalan48 Feb 2016 #61

I was seriously thinking about buying into Cannon Beach 1975 wordpix Feb 2016 #63

Yes, I used to go to CB often. It would have been a good investment back then. jalan48 Feb 2016 #65

I just sprouted my first legal crop in 48 years GoldenMean Feb 2016 #58

Way to go! And I thought $15 an ounce was a good thing back then. jalan48 Feb 2016 #62

you can grow in OR? wordpix Feb 2016 #64

I too am a horticulturalist. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #67

I did that, too but wordpix Feb 2016 #60

In praise of vermont, a favorite song Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #56

here, here for back-to-the-landers who know where food comes from wordpix Feb 2016 #59

Seeing a house like that brings tears to my eyes. Shandris Feb 2016 #66

That's Bernie�s first house in Vermont fyi. Abandoned now Arazi Feb 2016 #72

Is this photo his home he built? Beautiful kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #75

And we posted this because?????? Skwmom Feb 2016 #79

Some posters implied that he was lazy, or something, because he didn't have a 9-5 job back then. nt cyberswede Feb 2016 #82

Who cares. Ignore it. Why give them a narrative to use against you? Hmm Skwmom Feb 2016 #83

Huh? cyberswede Feb 2016 #84

Then they need to learn more about the back to the land jwirr Feb 2016 #102

Maybe because hippies are the polar opposites of the fascist right wing? Zorra Feb 2016 #88

in the long run, and I hope I am around to see it, you know what we'll all find: islandmkl Feb 2016 #85

Ah, those were the days. I remember them well. Vinca Feb 2016 #89

Love him even more. bvar22 Feb 2016 #92

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967 oioioi Feb 2016 #94

The reason they bash the hippies . .. pdsimdars Feb 2016 #98

Do you remember when the music... raging moderate Feb 2016 #107