re: Did It All Start with the Hippies?

In some regards yes, but I feel like the message that the group your speaking of now is much different. The 1960s counter culture movement of course had its pissed off extremists, but much of it was based on rebellion against society’s expectations and doing what makes you happy (for better or for worse). Now it’s gotten to the point where weird arse people have a platform to spew their bs because of social media and they have created a “conform or be punished” mentality which is extremely fricked up. They are only accepting of people that conform to their agenda. You don’t hear any of the modern “hippies” talking about peace and love like the 60s hippies.

Another aspect that might be a controversial take on my part (though as someone who works in this field I can attest to this) is the fact that America has shat the bed repeatedly with the way it has handled mental healthcare for over 100 years.