They must be high

Hippies

Back in the day, it was often said "To beat the Establishment you have to _become_ the Establishment". So now you have most media being largely run by Conservatives who someone fooled the cookie-cutter sheeple into thinking those same Conservatives are using that media they run to protect the sheeple from a liberal MSM scarecrow.

Ah, the ancient curse: "May your children live in interesting times."

-Kerry O.

A definition of hippie would be needed for the comparison...

I was a hippie by any definition

and I turned out pretty conservative and am still a hippie

there are

they call themselves the "Rainbow Families"

I've met a lot of them off and on over the years and made it to a couple of Rainbow Gatherings in California and Texas


http://www.starsrainbowrideboard.org/welcomehome_mirror/rainbow/

I made it to one...rainbow gathering. Interesting, had a blast, good peeps.

the next generation (as of 2005)

Maybe you need a better definition of liberal:

broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant ...
having political or social views favoring reform and progress
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
big: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Most of us who favor change are liberals - we are tired of the status quo. Has nothing to do with smoking pot like hippies. Whoever said today's liberals are yesterday's hippies is anti-change and trying to damage any progressive movements in this country.

My 18 year old son...drug free, honor roll student.

for as many people as you talk to you'll get a different definition of "liberal" and for "hippie"

for some both is a putdown, for some its a badge of honor

I think the original statement "Topic: Today's Liberals Are Yesterday's Hippie's" was intended as a put down

but its not entirely true

I agree with you and that is why I posted..I thought it a rather silly comment when I heard it. Another sweeping generalization....

yall mean like theeeese hippies...?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWVyJ-YG3ew

yikes

those werent really hippies

more like new age tree huggers with emotional issues

I found this on youtube

aparently there was a gathering in New Mexico this year. If I had known I would have tried to go (its hard to do stuff like this on dialysis)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIrxRjCZMys

I go to such events, that's why my mom doesn't like me...

I was too young to be a hippi. But, they don't come any more liberal than me. My first choice for president was Dennis Kucinich! I voted for him in the Dem primaries. But, I knew he was too far left to get the nomination.

I agree with quiet that there will be as many different ideas of what a hippy or liberal are as there are people you ask,,but I was basing solely on the MERRIAM WEBSTER definitions...here is hippy

a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic; broadly : a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person

I think that slightly correlates to definition five of liberal. I basically think of hippy as the other extreme to extremism. When I think of extremist I think those who say everyone should be like me or die. When I think of hippy I think of those who say everyone should just feel free and be themselves and do whatever feels good to them.