[Vision2020] " Death of Hippie" March: Haight-Ashbury 1967 Re: The Most Hippie Town In All 50 States

[Ted Moffett]

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Hippie: a ridiculous stereotype, as dehumanizing and as much  a violation
of the pursuit of individuality and ideological freedom of thought, as
"redneck," "white" vs. "black" culture, "liberal" vs "conservative," "male"
vs "female" personality etc., another box into which we can confine people
for the sake of easy distorting definitions of who or what we are, pursued
by some for the sake of marketing and manipulation of public opinion...

Need I go on?

Some in the Haight-Ashbury district in 1967 apparently agreed at least in
part with this assessment:

Comments below from website below:

http://theava.com/archives/15346

Death Of Hippie

*by John Wester*, April 26, 2012

"Organized by the Diggers
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggers_%28theater%29>, residents of
Haight-Ashbury marched through the streets in early October, 1967, carrying
a coffin to symbolize the “Death of Hippie.”
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"The protest was against the commercialization of the hippie movement, or
the notion that it was a “movement” at all.
The Diggers maintained “hippie” was a phenomenon created by the media. The
residents wanted the media out of Haight-Ashbury."


On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 3:06 AM Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com> wrote:

Courtesy of *Thrillist* at:
>

>
> https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-hippie-towns-united-states-of-america
>
> ———————————————
>
> THE MOST HIPPIE TOWN IN ALL 50 STATES
>
> *IDAHO*
>
> Stanley
>
> Like country mouse and city mouse, mountain hippie and city hippie are
> very different animals. City hippies are drawn to music, art, and culture,
> while mountain hippies gravitate to outdoor recreation, remote locations,
> and blissing out in nature. Nowhere is this more evident than Stanley, a
> tiny town in the Sawtooth Mountains that abounds in biking, climbing, and
> Snake River rafting. When the residents are done being guides and explorers
> they spend the evenings drumming their hearts out and relaxing in local
> bars. And while it’s not exactly Santa Cruz north, in Idaho it’s as hippie
> as they come.
>
> ———————————————
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
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