‘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 …show more content…
With such great support, the government was able to create more political change, enacting legislation to limit corporate pollution and to manage natural resources (Hill 139). Nature was promoted as a place where one could find “spiritual seclusion and meditation”, far from the bustling modern world, which fed into the hippie movement's values (Hill 134). Similarly to the effects of WWII, the Cold War created a strain on natural resources and brought environmental ethics into the spotlight (Mackenzie 186). In 1964, the Wilderness Act was passed (Hill 134). With the creation of Earth Day, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. became unified on the issue, resulting in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Hill 139).
Contrary to the previous statements, some believe that the hippie movement and its values had little to no impact on the politics of the 1960s. Any impact was minimal and often negative. Examples of these negative impacts or negations of believed influence are derived from the drug culture of the hippie movement, demographics of its followers, and resulting violence in the later
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 …show more content…
With such great support, the government was able to create more political change, enacting legislation to limit corporate pollution and to manage natural resources (Hill 139). Nature was promoted as a place where one could find “spiritual seclusion and meditation”, far from the bustling modern world, which fed into the hippie movement's values (Hill 134). Similarly to the effects of WWII, the Cold War created a strain on natural resources and brought environmental ethics into the spotlight (Mackenzie 186). In 1964, the Wilderness Act was passed (Hill 134). With the creation of Earth Day, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. became unified on the issue, resulting in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Hill 139).
Contrary to the previous statements, some believe that the hippie movement and its values had little to no impact on the politics of the 1960s. Any impact was minimal and often negative. Examples of these negative impacts or negations of believed influence are derived from the drug culture of the hippie movement, demographics of its followers, and resulting violence in the later