Has the modern world overlooked the enduring values of peace, love, and harmony that the Flower Children of the 1960s held dear?
Consider the unforeseen repercussions of countercultural movements: the ideals of love and peace once championed by 'flower children' might have unintentionally laid the groundwork for the emergence of radical factions within today's evangelical white nationalist movement.
Meanwhile, some of those flower children now pushing for progress and change could further polarize society.
Many 'flower children' adopted Christianity, which could have shaped the current evangelical white nationalist movement and MAGA. pushing Christianity stifling societal advancements.
In contrast, figures like Hillary Clinton, who emerged from the same period, chose a divergent route, advocating for a more civil world, and advancement in civil liberties for all, and against those clinging to their bibles and guns.
The forthcoming election appears poised to determine the prevailing ethos: will it be the Flower Child's quest for love and peace, or the Hippy who saw God after extensive acid use?