Summary:
A comparison of 1960's pop culture today's. The music, movies and books of the time were more innocent and more idealistic, reflecting the times. Technology and more concern about the effects of pop culture are major changes.
There were no time guzzling metal detectors at the airports... or the schools. There were no grouchy warning labels on the records and no ratings necessary on the movies. And TV shows were acceptable to the whole family. Those were the sixties or at least part of it. Some of the 52 million sixties' boomers called it the decade of peace, harmony and love mainly for the movement for peace and the "flower power" attitude. Others, a little more pessimistic, called it the decade of dissatisfaction because of the protests against the war and the race riots in many cities. For the teenagers it was the decade of sweet sounding, good-time rock 'n' roll...from the Beatles to the Kinks and many more in between. Still for others it was filled with totally far out acid trips.....
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