Counter Cultures Essay, Research Paper
Counter Cultures
May 4th, 1970 Kent State University; a mass group of student were
protesting the Vietnam War when shots broke out and four protesters were
killed by guards. These killings swayed the media and all people who knew of
this incident to want stop the war. This is one of the common effects
counter cultures during the Vietnam War and 60’s had on the viewers and
listeners at home; they had the power to make people rethink there
thoughts on large topics such as the Vietnam War and many over famous
incidents like the MyLai Massacre. In the following i will be talking about
other counter culture groups and there very similar effects on the nation
during the 1960’s and so on.
Students and young people were not just the only ones who wanted
peace during the war. There were many such as the vigorously known
Hippies; there logo of peace and love brought out many supporters to back
this popular group up. In Hippie gatherings there were many drugs, alcohol,
and other sensored things done I am unable to talk about. A very popular
gathering for Hippies and young people today and back in the 60’s was called
WOODSK, these gatherings were meant to be brought out as a festival
of peace and love. At these WOODSKS bands would perform and
crowds of thousands would listen. Due to there high popularity Hippies
attracted massive amounts of young people to join there ways. These
Hippies formed majority of a generation to believe in peace and love and by
doing this, this counter culture had a major affect on topics in the 60’s .
From my point of view Hippies and t
impacts on topics during the 1960’s but I am sure none of them surpass the
impact Civil Rights Groups had on similar controversial problems. Groups
such as SNCC, CORE, and many others tested there will and hearts to get
what they dreamed of and that was racial equality and freedom. I believe
these Civil Rights Groups had more of a bigger impact than other groups
because they changed life, there hearts and courage helped bring out
equality which has definitely changed life today. This famous counter
culture was very known during the 60’s and is still nationally and
internatinally known.
Counter cultures seemed true to what they believed in and the ways
they wanted. The way they made people think back then has made me think
also and that is differntly about them. I stand behind counter cultures
because the wants they wanted were not out of reach and they were
approachable. They wanted right things and that was peace for all and I do
think there is anything wrong with that. I feel they have changed life today
and with out some of there impacts back then life would not be the same as
it is today. An example of there heart and courage (Civil Rights Groups) and
very famous is the sit ins at restaurants. Civil rights members sat in
segregated
seats throught out the country to show that segregation and other
discrimintaions must be stopped. During these sit ins the members faced
torture; people against them threw things at them, poured stuff on them. This
commitment of this counterculture group shows what they are up for and that
was good and I am all for that.