‘Discuss’ demands that a considered and balanced review is offered that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses, supported by evidence. The hippie movement of the1960s had an immensely positive impact on the politics of the time, more specifically on the advancements in civil rights, both gender and race based, the heightened freedom of speech and protest, and the anti-war and environmental movements.
As the majority of the hippie movement’s impact came from the values associated, much of the political change that occurred during the 1960s was in part due to values such as non-violence, anti-war, equality, and environmental consciousness. During the ‘60s, political change came in the form of multiple movements, being the free…