When Ronald Reagan assumed power he set out to destroy the legacy of the Hippie Generation.
By calling them unconscious agents of Satan he demonized them all.
And by coining the term Politically Correct he marginalized their philosophy.
Next he heaped shame on them by claiming that they did not honor the veterans of the Vietnam War.
He organized a commemorative march to emphasize his point.
But his greatest power came from the reaction of the next generation - Generation X.
Their jealousy and hatred of the Hippies resulted in verbal and emotional violence which shouted down any protest.
The Hippies got the blame for everything.
So what has this got to do with us now?
The resultant domination of pragmatic capitalism and materialism is still with us today.
Generation Y may have helped to resurrect the Hippies' rock legends but by making it all about money the captains of industry succeeded in their efforts to avoid any subsequent idealism.
Idealism was hated because it was not profitable.
In fact any form of idealism was blamed for an economic downturn.
So now we are seeing the results of Reaganism.
Huge disparity between rich and poor.
Perpetual war.
Fascism.
Collusion.
Corruption.
Racism.
And evil.
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