Couldn't we make the same claim about all polarized views (both right and left) that the media love to amplify today, but not many people actually hold?
Re:When America First Dropped Acid
by ldjkfkdsjnv on Monday January 22, 2024 @11:11AM
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No this opinion comes from Academia. A large volume of media was created in a very short time, and then essentially disappeared/stopped production over night
This is an incredibly difficult position to defend, and I would challenge you to do so.
You say this but having an actual source would be great.
Re:When America First Dropped Acid
by mistermann on Monday January 22, 2024 @02:05PM
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LSD is a hell of a drug, but it's nothing compared to consciousness + culture.
This sounds like something you'd read in a pop psychology book, not an actual piece of historical analysis.
Given the visible cultural impact that the "ideology" (to use your word) had, and the sheer number of artifacts we have to attest to that, it's almost impossible to imagine how this claim could be substantiated.
Ironically, the only thing in that that's close to a correct statement is the line about communes and acid, which were actually a very small part of the "ideology" that you're referring to, and relatively rare, but which were amplified in public perception due to media portrayals.