But notice that the same people who could not follow a single rule in the 60s, are now in charge of draconian nanny states?
The ones that never grew up. It’s somewhat normal to be a bit of a leftist in your teen years and maybe very early 20’s. But most people grow up and see the folly of the policies they supported. There is a reason so many 20th century revolutions got their power by brainwashing the very young. There is a reason those Lyndon Laroush tables on the street I used to always see in downtown Seattle were always manned by college Freshmen, constantly replacing last year’s college freshmen who grew up.