[ETL]

Could also be the drugs, and the perceived “coolness” of being being part of that radical movement, such as our screwed-up culture has been since around that time.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Could also be the drugs, and the perceived “coolness” of being being part of that radical movement"

I can't speak to that. I joined the Marine Corps at 17 at a time shortly after the Vietnam War ended. At that time, everyone was still wearing long hair and smoking dope, etc... was the cool thing to do. When I cut my hair short and told people I had joined, they would ask me why I did that. I've always been in the "uncool" group. Somehow, I feel I've been the rebel most of my adult life because I believed in America. My first presidential vote was for Reagan and proud of it.