In my mind, 1967 was the year of the big change culturally. The so called hippie “Summer of Love” was a big marker in what went before and what came after. 1967 was the true beginning of what everyone now just calls the ‘60s. I was 17 at the time and remember it vividly. Up until 1964 or ‘65, it was still the ‘50s culture in America.
Put more simply, the personal has become the political at the expense of politics becoming personal. These conditions make honest dialogue that much more difficult in our contemporary moment, but understanding this dynamic is the first step toward a fuller public life in the twenty-first century.
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The other point is you might find another warrior in the process and THEY don’t want us talking and linking up because then we get stronger.
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