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Read pretty far and still no talk about what Yippies or Zippies believe, giving no ground for conflict. I’m not a New Yorker and at almost 50, I’m still too you
by peapicker 8y ago
Read pretty far and still no talk about what Yippies or Zippies believe, giving no ground for conflict. I’m not a New Yorker and at almost 50, I’m still too young to ‘just know’.
- linksnapzz 8y agoTBH, the more I read about the '60s/70s counterculture, the more I'm convinced Nixon wasn't so bad after all.
- thecrash 8y agoThe conflicts in the New Left were rarely about actual political beliefs, which were actually fairly consistent across groupings. As the article says, it was more about individual personality conflicts, money/business issues, romantic feuds, power games...you know, the usual stuff which people fight with each other about. The difference was the fights often incorporated elements of the political environment. For example, accusing others of being undercovers, or emphasizing minor points of political disagreement between factions. Those details are often the least interesting part of the story, though.