LSD is obviously associated with hippies; and hippiedom is and always has been conservative and conformist. Hippies have always judged others by their appearan

LSD is obviously associated with hippies; and hippiedom is and always has been conservative and conformist. Hippies have always judged others by their appearance and attire; short hair is square. "Never trust anyone over 30". Being uptight and tripping don't go particularly well together; so it's assumed that uptight people don't trip much. I suspect that's largely true; but not all authoritarian conservatives are uptight. Many left-wing socialists are socially very conservative, and opposed to any psychedelics stronger than pot. Being a liberal trip-head is not cognate with being left-wing. The old hippie "free love" ethic was pretty sexist and paternalistic. The hippie ethic is an individualist ethic. I'm not sure what "liberalism" means nowadays; USAians seem to use the word to mean something like "socialism", except that the word "socialism" has been a swear-word in US politics ever since I was a child. Perhaps we could contrast "individualism" with "collectivism", instead of putting all the weight on the word "socialism"?