It started in earnest from the greatest generation WW2. What I mean is they went through some shite. And if you made it through and came back home it changed you.

Then it was time for peace and babies. And babies they had. And I think they looked at life a bit differently so that baby gen grew up with some radical college and other teachers.

And music changed. Protesting was ok. And it started a path that could not be changed. We got into Korea and the military had been gutted after WW2. And vets didn’t want to fight another war. And neither did their kids (who were kids during WW2).

And after that we did Viet Nam. And that generation knew all the horror from stories about WW2 as it was still fresh to them. So the left educated gen plus most people did not support wars any longer and it just grew. In the 70’s for example in Jax (big Navy city) there were signs “Dogs and Sailors keep off the grass”.

But to me it all started post WW2 when everyone wanted to live in peace here and that didn’t last long with Korea. Lots of memorials for WW2 still going on and fresh.

I sometimes wonder had McArthur stopped way shorter from China border then maybe they don’t send troops over border and we win. And that might have changed things. As it drug out parents didn’t want to send kids to fight in it. That was a part of it. But it was all the war events after WW2 that people drew likes and protests started to gain legs. And Nam just blew it all up.

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Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:48 am to OU Guy

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It started in earnest from the greatest generation WW2. What I mean is they went through some shite. And if you made it through and came back home it changed you.

From a social standpoint, yes. After WWII the US became a superpower almost by default. Europe was in complete shambles because of WWII. Japan was too. And the rest of Asia, along with South America and Africa was mostly still agrarian.

The men and women who lived through WWII did not want to have to go through that again. And they certainly didn't want their children to do so. So they searched for peace and many made it a point to allow their children to live in that peace and tranquility. The good times, both socially and economically, led to the baby-boomers become more free spirited and "liberal" than their parents. That generation, in the 60's, changed America. So of the changes were good. Others weren't. By the time Vietnam rolled around no one wanted to fight another war. Particularly one that, to many, seemed mostly unnecessary. Nevertheless, the government forced them to do so. Except now the same patriotic fervor that existed in the 40's didn't exist in the late 60's. Vietnam had not blatantly attacked the US like the Japanese did at Pearl Harbor. Society became distrustful and disillusioned with the government.

Ultimately, we now live in the most peaceful and globally connected time in human history. But human beings, particularly westerners, NEED stimulation. So with really very little real problems around the world (relative to the constant warring, famine, etc, etc, that existed for most of human history) we have manifested what once were minor inconveniences into "major" issues mostly to create conflict to avoid being bored.

This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 1:46 pm

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