Make love, not war
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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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