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Someone''s been listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine.

Anyway, I don''t see what this has to do with hippies. While it is in the nature of most hippies to rebel, I don''t think it was ever their intention to overthrow anybody.

well put.
government can be overthrown(by looking at history)
but they normally end up producing the same thing that was there in the first place. Which doesnt do much good

i've heard of rage against the machine but haven't heard them...are they any good? eek

Here we see a general statement applied to a number of different people. Some of these "hippies" were registered Democrats with suburban homes who painted peace signs on their faces, but others advocated "Dope, Guns, and ******** in the Streets". This last group wanted to overthrow EVERYTHING. When I was younger and thought I didn''t have a future, I would have been inclined to sympathize with these types.

However, in a modern context it is far more effective to infiltrate the system from within. Get a good job. One that pays well, but doesn''t dehumanize you or desecrate the Earth. It''s hard to do, and will take a lot of working for evil people, doing unpleasant jobs before you can do fun jobs for awesome people. While on this road, one thing I have found to be effective is liberating inanimate objects from within the confines of any number of particularly evil workplaces. That way they can taste the sweet nectar of freedom. However, this probably goes against legislation in most places, so I can''t recommend it across the board, or in fact at all.

Also, listening to Rage Against the Machine is not enough. Political messages won''t expand your mind.

Oh, and about the "life sucks" thing, Mr. Darkfist, I disagree. Life is good on a truly fundamental level. However, it''s only as good as one makes it. Sometimes it''s not easy to see the sunset through the smog.

Okay, enough subversion for today.

you are five years older than me, but seem five younger. that's okay. maybe that's just me or maybe it's just this one post i happened to read and caught you on a bad day. first of all, you have a serious problem if ALL you care about are those two meaningless issues and secondly the government can be overthrown. Oh, yes, it can.

And it would be so, so easy to do. Who controls the world? Two percent of the people that live in America. Where does that leave the rest of us? You honestly believe that the people can't turn? Oh, they can. However, it's not so easy. Americans, because that's all we are discussing right now, are willing to trade working for corporations that basically farm them for the luxuries of air conditioning, food in the fridge, and cars in the driveway. You get the idea. No. It's not going to happen, but it CAN.

so while you sit here and preach love and respect millions are dieing...what does you hippieness get them?..nothing. Face it some people cant wait for everybody to realize love and respect are the way...some people actually have to fight for the freedom and their very lives.

But look, like many have said. If the era of hippy-ness comes, then we will 'overthrow' the goverment. And prevail with love. Like someone said, life is what you make it. If the world was peaceful, we wouldnt need government.