Make love, not war
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| - | '''Make love not war''' is an [[anti-war]] slogan commonly associated with the [[United States|American]] [[counterculture of the 1960s]]. It was used primarily by those who were [[Opposition to the Vietnam War|opposed to the Vietnam War]], but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since. [[Gershon Legman]] claimed to be the inventor of the phrase.<ref>Dudar, H., "Love and death (and schmutz): G. Legman's second thoughts," [[Village Voice]], May 1, 1984, pp. 41-43.</ref> | + | '''Make love not war''' is an [[anti-war]] slogan commonly associated with the [[United States|American]] [[counterculture of the 1960s]]. It was used primarily by those who were [[Opposition to the Vietnam War|opposed to the Vietnam War]], but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since. [[Gershon Legman]] claimed to be the inventor of the phrase. |
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| + | The 1933 book ''[[The Mass Psychology of Fascism]]'' by [[Wilhelm Reich]] was the first to claim that [[sexual repression]] leads to [[fascism]] and [[war]]. | ||
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| *The slogan was featured in [[John Lennon]]'s 1973 song "[[Mind Games (song)|Mind Games]]". | *The slogan was featured in [[John Lennon]]'s 1973 song "[[Mind Games (song)|Mind Games]]". | ||
| - | *The slogan was the inspiration for a book by [[David Allyn]]: ''[[Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Revolution: An Unfettered History]]''. | + | *The slogan is parodied many times in popular culture, including in the [[South Park]] episode "[[Make Love, Not Warcraft]]" (also parodying [[World of Warcraft]]) and the videogame ''[[Destroy All Humans! 2|Destroy all Humans 2! Make War Not Love]]''. |
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| - | *The slogan is parodied many times in popular culture, including in the [[South Park]] episode "[[Make Love, Not Warcraft]]" (also parodying [[World of Warcraft]]) and the videogame ''[[Destroy All Humans! 2|Destroy all Humans 2! Make War Not Love]]''.Even there is a fashion inspired version [Make fashion not war][http://www.redbubble.com/people/annaomline/t-shirts/1746672-2-make-fashion-not-war] . | + | |
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| - | *On the DEC [[PDP-10]], typing the command "make love" would result in the response "not war?". This action was copied on some [[Ancient UNIX Systems|older versions]] of [[UNIX]]. Some recent [[operating system]]s have brought the [[Easter egg (virtual)|easter egg]] back, such as [[FreeBSD]] 7.0; as of [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile /src/usr.sbin/make/Makefile version 1.65] if you type "make love", the answer you will get is "Not war." | + | |
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| - | In the movie 'Field of Dreams,' fictional character Terence Mann is credited with coining the phrase. | + | |
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *1960s | + | *''[[Love and Death: A Study in Censorship]]'', a 1949 book by Gershon Legman |
| - | *1970s | + | *"Peace and love" |
| + | *[[Counterculture]] | ||
| *[[Vietnam War]] | *[[Vietnam War]] | ||
| + | *[[Sociatry]] | ||
| *[[Breasts Not Bombs]] | *[[Breasts Not Bombs]] | ||
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Make love not war is an anti-war slogan commonly associated with the American counterculture of the 1960s. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War, but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since. Gershon Legman claimed to be the inventor of the phrase.
The 1933 book The Mass Psychology of Fascism by Wilhelm Reich was the first to claim that sexual repression leads to fascism and war.
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In popular culture
- The slogan was featured in John Lennon's 1973 song "Mind Games".
- The slogan is parodied many times in popular culture, including in the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (also parodying World of Warcraft) and the videogame Destroy all Humans 2! Make War Not Love.
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See also
- Love and Death: A Study in Censorship, a 1949 book by Gershon Legman
- "Peace and love"
- Counterculture
- Vietnam War
- Sociatry
- Breasts Not Bombs
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