It's not often that you see a film set in 1960s that is not about the Vietnam War, the Cold War, civil rights movement, the Kennedys or the Space Race. Rick and Cliff exist in a world that is untouched by any of these huge events.
shareThe hippie movement you see in the film stemmed directly from the draft. the Vietnam War and the civil rights struggle. The Vietnam War was an inextricable part of the Cold War.
Hippies were not political, more religious. Combination of Beatniks and Nature Boys.
Look at pictures of SDS protesters in the 60s. Clean cut kids, just like young Republicans!
https://lyrakilston.com/2015/03/05/the-remarkable-nature-boys-of-los-angeles/
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