People were able to express themselves however they felt and with whoever they wanted to. You can’t have freedom unless you have personal freedom. America was the leader of the free world. It was young people’s job to horrify older people. The generation where they didn’t really care about life. The older generation were World War 2 Veterans. Nixon campaigned that he was tougher and smarter and people who don’t know what they are doing were in charge of the country at the current time, Nixon also thought that his type of government was stable and they wouldn't let the Russians or the Chinese push them around.
Good overview of the sixties. At this time, as you said, their was definitely a disconnect between the older and younger generations.
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