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 +"It is clear that many [[hippie]] leaders became in the 1980s perfect [[yuppie]]s, including the great leader [[Jerry Rubin]], turned [[Reagan]] activist and [[neo-liberal]] convinced Republican. In France, [[Michel Clouscard]] was the main thinker to have predicted this transformation, seeing in the hippie movement a simple internal crisis of American [[capitalism]], which far from being threatened was to emerge only stronger from these events. He crystallized this idea in his concept of "[[liberal-libertarian]]"." --Sholem Stein
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 +"The [[hippie trail]] came to an end in the late 1970s with political changes in previously hospitable countries. In 1979, both the [[Iranian Revolution]] and the [[Soviet–Afghan War |Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]] closed the overland route to Western travelers." --Sholem Stein
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 +[[Image:Guerrillero Heroico - Che Guevara by Alberto Diaz Gutierrez.jpg|thumb|200px|By the late 1960s, revolutionary [[Che Guevara]]'s [[Guerrillero Heroico|famous image]] had become a popular symbol of [[youth rebellion]]]]
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-'''Hippie''' refers to a subgroup of the [[1960s counterculture|1960s and early 1970s counterculture]] that found its earliest beginnings in the [[North American counterculture]], becoming an established [[social group]] by [[1965]] before declining during the mid-1970s. The hippie dream of [[peace and love]] was shattered in [[1970]] with the events at [[Altamont]], the [[Manson murders]] and the deaths of [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Janis Joplin]]. +'''Hippie''' refers to a subgroup of the [[1960s counterculture|1960s and early 1970s counterculture]] that found its earliest beginnings in the [[North American counterculture]], becoming an established [[social group]] by [[1965]] before declining during the mid-1970s. The hippie dream of [[Make love, not war |peace and love]] was shattered in [[1970]] with the events at [[Altamont Free Concert|Altamont]], the [[Helter Skelter (Manson scenario) |Manson murders]] and the deaths of [[Death of Jimi Hendrix|Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Janis Joplin]].
 +==Overview==
 +The '''hippie''' (or '''hippy''') [[subculture]] was originally a [[youth movement]] that arose in the [[United States]] during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The [[Hippie (etymology)|word 'hippie']] came from ''[[hipster (1940s subculture)|hipster]]'', and was initially used to describe [[beatnik]]s who had moved into New York City's [[Greenwich Village]] and San Francisco's [[Haight-Ashbury]] district. The origins of the terms ''[[Hip (slang)|hip]]'' and ''hep'' are uncertain, though by the 1940s both had become part of [[African American culture|African American]] [[African American Vernacular English|jive]] slang and meant "sophisticated; currently fashionable; fully up-to-date". The Beats adopted the term ''hip'', and early hippies inherited the language and [[counterculture of the 1960s|countercultural values]] of the [[Beat Generation]] and mimicked some of the then current values of the British [[Mod (subculture)|Mod scene]]. Hippies created their own communities, listened to [[psychedelic rock]], embraced the [[sexual revolution]], and some used drugs such as [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], and [[psilocybin mushroom]]s to explore [[Altered state of consciousness|altered states of consciousness]].
 +In January 1967, the [[Human Be-In]] in [[Golden Gate Park]] in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the [[Summer of Love]] on the [[West Coast of the United States]], and the 1969 [[Woodstock Festival]] on the East Coast.
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 +Hippie fashions and values had a major effect on culture, influencing [[popular music]], television, film, literature, and the arts. Since the 1960s, many aspects of hippie culture have been assimilated by mainstream society. The religious and [[cultural diversity]] espoused by the hippies has gained widespread acceptance, and [[Eastern philosophy]] and spiritual concepts have reached a larger audience. The hippie legacy can be observed in contemporary culture in myriad forms, including [[health food]], [[music festival]]s, [[sexual revolution|contemporary sexual mores]], and even the [[cyberspace]] revolution.
 +== In film ==
 +*[[Easy Rider]]
 +*[[Petulia]]
 +*[[I Love You, Alice B. Toklas]] (1968)
 +*[[The Trip]]
 +*[[Up in Smoke]] (1978)
== See also == == See also ==
*"[[San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)]]" *"[[San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)]]"
*[[Summer of Love]] *[[Summer of Love]]
-*[[If Hitler Had Been a Hippy]]+*[[If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy we Would Be]]
*[[Timothy Leary]] *[[Timothy Leary]]
*[[Vietnam War]] *[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Free love]] *[[Free love]]
-*[[Sexual revolution]] +*[[Sexual Revolution]]
 +**[[The end of the Sexual Revolution]]
*[[North American counterculture]] *[[North American counterculture]]
-== In film == 
-*[[Easy Rider]] 
-*[[Petulia]] 
-*[[I Love You, Alice B. Toklas]] (1968)  
-*[[The Trip]] 
-*[[Up in Smoke]] (1978) 
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"It is clear that many hippie leaders became in the 1980s perfect yuppies, including the great leader Jerry Rubin, turned Reagan activist and neo-liberal convinced Republican. In France, Michel Clouscard was the main thinker to have predicted this transformation, seeing in the hippie movement a simple internal crisis of American capitalism, which far from being threatened was to emerge only stronger from these events. He crystallized this idea in his concept of "liberal-libertarian"." --Sholem Stein


"The hippie trail came to an end in the late 1970s with political changes in previously hospitable countries. In 1979, both the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan closed the overland route to Western travelers." --Sholem Stein

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Hippie refers to a subgroup of the 1960s and early 1970s counterculture that found its earliest beginnings in the North American counterculture, becoming an established social group by 1965 before declining during the mid-1970s. The hippie dream of peace and love was shattered in 1970 with the events at Altamont, the Manson murders and the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

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The hippie (or hippy) subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word 'hippie' came from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into New York City's Greenwich Village and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. The origins of the terms hip and hep are uncertain, though by the 1940s both had become part of African American jive slang and meant "sophisticated; currently fashionable; fully up-to-date". The Beats adopted the term hip, and early hippies inherited the language and countercultural values of the Beat Generation and mimicked some of the then current values of the British Mod scene. Hippies created their own communities, listened to psychedelic rock, embraced the sexual revolution, and some used drugs such as cannabis, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms to explore altered states of consciousness.

In January 1967, the Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States, and the 1969 Woodstock Festival on the East Coast.

Hippie fashions and values had a major effect on culture, influencing popular music, television, film, literature, and the arts. Since the 1960s, many aspects of hippie culture have been assimilated by mainstream society. The religious and cultural diversity espoused by the hippies has gained widespread acceptance, and Eastern philosophy and spiritual concepts have reached a larger audience. The hippie legacy can be observed in contemporary culture in myriad forms, including health food, music festivals, contemporary sexual mores, and even the cyberspace revolution.

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