On (13 Jun 96) John Meroth wrote to Maz Levy...
 ML> But the 60's was in responce to the nuclear threat of the 50's and we
 ML> could keep going back, until we recognise the secrets of alchemy and
 ML> mercury.
 JM> Not even close.
 JM> 1. The percentage of my age group that participated in anti-war
 JM> activities and or drugs was exceptionally small, less than 10%,
 JM> contrary to what the media would have you believe.
John,
Thankyou for saying this.  It is so true.  Today's youngsters seem to
believe that our generation was nothing but "hippies".  As if we ALL
lived in Los Angeles, Vancouver, or Haight-Ashbury.  For the most part,
youngsters of the sixties were far less uninhibited than today's kids.
Living together as couples was still a "no-no," teenagers still got
married "because they had to," anyone participating in earth-oriented
religious practices was still considered a nut-case.  Apartheid was
still the norm in the southern US, no homosexual in his or her right
mind would "come out of the closet," and "streaking" was only able to be
considered shocking *because* most of us still had such strong hang-ups
about nudity.
 JM> Think about it. How mant 45-55 year old people do you know that are
 JM> still turned on and dropping out?
 JM> Most of us pursued a real life.
So boringly true.
B*B
Pat
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