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Where did the stereotype of a "utopian liberal hippie" come from?

January 21st, 2012

You know the image of a dude with long hair and a bandanna in his hair? He is a regular in one of those social justice protest events. He doesn’t shower and lets his beard grow all over the place. People know him as the guy who spends his residence on various couches. He says that this is his way of "restoring civilization" because "in Ancient Greece, hospitality was the principle on which society was built. By law any Greek citizen was entitled to demand hospitality of any other Greek citizen for 2 days and 3 nights." He seems himself as an enforcer of these ancient standards.

He believes in nearly everything that his Women Studies professor tells him. On his free time, he kicks it with his like-minded "non-fascist" peers to smoke pot so as to "free the mind and release orgone energy". Seriously where did this stereotype come from?


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