I think it is a great tragedy that the 1960s youth movement turned into a Marxist, hedonistic, pro-government, anti-Christian, tribalist nightmare.
Up until about 1968, a lot of the beatnik/hippie/yippie culture was focused on anti-government, self-improvement, personal tranquility and simple social solutions to local problems. But that movement got blown out of the water and many activist Baby Boomers decided to push for Maoist solutions to everything. It became all about running other peoples’ lives, largely as a result of angry individuals who couldn’t run their own.
There’s more. In big companies the bosses would dare us to quit every morning we showed up for work. They did it through the newest policy or directive. Some would take them up on it and the cost of new-hires was managable. Those sticking with it were the stronger, more patient ones. First level supervisors were the real cowards as they had more pressure to buy into and knew where their bread was buttered. Throw in everyone having bills to pay, especially a mortgage. It doesn’t help that the more driven ones end up with the more attractive spouses and that consumers want too much of what they don’t need.
Take away the hostility and people get lazy. Another human condition.
That’s about the time the “red diaper doper babies” took over the movement.
Democrats want to control everything but the border