The hippies and their larvae have done insurmountable damage to our society, and by the time they raid our grandchildren's futures for their retirement through unending social security/medicare, they will truly be the ugliest generation in our American history.
The "Flower Children" only are concerned about themselves and were phony since the 1960s. I recognized this 40 years ago.
While the hippy philosophy and its relation to drugs cost my brother his life, the era had support from schools and the teacher's union who took advantage of the laid back student population to lay back themselves. Situational morality has taken its toll and will continue but there is some hope that the current conservative movement will continue to swing the pendelum the other way.