Does anyone here consider themseves to be a hippie?
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I was around in true hippie days, when the free love movement started out of the anti-Vietnam war movement. I lived in the States then, but in Canada now. If the U.S. still had a draft, you can bet your hippie ass that there would be a powerful anti-war movement and a whole new hippie generation would arise. \nThen later it seemed to be related to smoking pot. Only a few anti-establishment types did that once. Now so many do it, it's not the same.\nHippies also lived in communes and worked the land. Nowadays they're known as poor farmers.\nI see a lot of young artists today who seem to embody the qualities of hippies. Difference is, now they're more educated and focussed and want a piece of the pie. \nLil bit of hippie history for you. I guess I'm a hippie in my soul. Too many responsiblities to be a true hippie.  Still think I'd like to live on love and oranges, but it's not practical.
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I think yes. For me, I feel very much connected about my culture, my family and my background.\n\nMy family and the society I grew up has formed my personality and made me what I am today. Without that, I would make different choices in my life, so I believe it does very much influence my future.
432241
The 1960's. It was a very exciting time. Social changes and political upheaval! I would've liked to be a hippie, minus the drugs.
435771
Definately the 70's and 80's... I would love to have been a cool hippie! Heidi
66572
Yes.  I am one of them ;).
410689
I personally accept people as they are. Nobody is the same. I don't think normal can be accurately defined for everyone since everyone has different views, beliefs, and ways of life.
563306
Nope, I am myself, I have my own style and personality and I love it! Plus magazines are bad influences showing 80 lb girls as "healthy" :-)
496955
No, I see people as individuals. I was lucky enough to find people of other worldviews that did the same for me when I was a Christian.
944373
As I am one from the group considered to be a Hippie, I have to say YES, they decorate with all the sentiment of the Holiday!\n\nI don't know what traditional hippies use for decorations, I sure hope not pipes and hemp rope shaped snowflakes, but here on the "Hippie be me" front, I have to say, the normal garland and trees adorned with sparkles and lights to see my way through to the real reason of the Christmas season is in order. \n\nShowing a passion of any type is within... and the expression of that comes out. in whatever celebration of life that is at hand. \n\nHippies are peaceful enough, and enjoy having great friends to share times that are endearing to them with other like souls that enjoy life, express it most willingly, and enjoy each others company in celebration and spirit. \n\nI can only conclude that everywhere there are hippies, nature loving people, who enjoy the peacefulness of this earth through their own nonjudgmental eyes that can appreciate the seasons and events that pass their days with other like souls, and show their enthusiasm with decorating their homes, businesses, and life with cheerful reminders of this everywhere.
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I think these days the term hippy is just used to people who care for the world around them. People who don’t want to be the cause of our world suffocating and don’t want to see Gods creations fall apart. The stereotype of them going around in a VW van and smoking weed I personally think goes against what people identify as a hippy as they both cause pollution which is therefore killing our world. I don’t think their outer appearance would have changed much from the stereotype however I deeply feel that their inner thoughts would have changed as I feel they would receive more of a feeling of relaxation knowing that they are helping the world as opposed to smoking weed.
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I don't. And I am quite happy about it. I am old-fashioned in somethings and modern in others. I believe to be perfect combination of uniqueness.\nAnd I am modest, too.\n;-)
810077
we share similar but different views on politics and life. im just me. if you want to call me a liberal than whatever but i dont see myself belonging to any groups. mainly because i cant agree 100% with an individual group. my political ideas are intermingled. i would say though that i am more liberal than conservative. my parents are more conservative but have a few liberal ideas too. they are good people.
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a)  Nope.  100% Neo-pagan, which makes sense since I'm Wiccan.  The next closest matches were New Age and Buddhism.\nb)  I've explored all three.  I was raised Protestant.\nc)  I'm extremely happy with where I am in my life.  I would advise anyone else to look at what they truly believe - not what they have been told to believe, but what they actually think "explains things" when they look at life and how it works.  I was very unhappy until I finally let go of the fear that I would be punished if I said, thanks Jesus, but I'm going over here.  Thus far, things have been much better since I realized I was on the wrong path.  Above all, I think maintaining a balance in life helps breed happiness.
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No but I used to be a connoisseur, had 5 or 6 different grades of pot,I would mix ,when I went to shoot pool. make love, paint a picture play the guitar and sing.I used it. I didn't let it use me. I don't enjoy it any longer.not even coke.I eat right. only put good nutritious food and drink in my body. Peace. an x long time Hippie.
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I´ve been told I´m a pessimist, but I like to think of myself more as an exhibistionist. Thanks for asking.
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Yup. I am one of them!!!!\n\nJust kidding. Don't belive in SPIRIT etc., our body gets completly destroyed soon after we die. That's it.
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Hippies get a bad rap for trying to be peaceful and responsible, but they don't care because they aren't motivated by greed or desire to feel important.  \n\nFolks write off their ideas without giving them a fair consideration.  \n\nOur society needs more of the values that Hippies stand for, especially during these bleak times of war and government oppression.\n\nPeace.