CS.........In the sixties there was in the US what became known as "The Movement." It had no one leader or no single goal and in fact wasn't really anything besides a concept. What it included were the numerous groups working toward Civil Rights from the NAACP to The Panthers to the Muslims and probably 2 dozen groups in between. There were also the various pacifist groups and of course the anti-war folks, not all pacifists by any means. Then there were the "fuck the government" people who had their own groups like the SDS along with followers from others like Vets against the War or something else. In this mix there was also quite a few anti-nuke people ranging from banning nuclear energy to just banning the bomb. Hope that helps CS!

NOW........Moving On................

So yeah......There were plenty of folks available for protests and everything else including building takeovers and bombings. While none of the objectives of these many groups were completely successful, almost all of them had some degree of success...................and I'd bet that at least 90% of the folks affiliated with "The Movement" owned/wore a Peace symbol. I'd also bet that very few knew the actual origins but that didn't keep it from having a serious meaning to many.

The line about "remembering the 60's means you weren't there" kinda' pisses me off as well. For what they believed when they often wore/showed that Peace sign, some were beaten or otherwise injured, others went to jail, some left the country, many were alienated from family and former friends, and some of them were killed. You don't forget things like that even if we were high, drunk, stoned. or otherwise goofed up. Now I'm 60 and I hear that since we didn't all know the "original" meaning we are simply Yankee Doodle noodles...............as MtheGM says.

If you agree with M on that one then you need to write to Joe Offer RIGHT NOW and tell them the mean Ol' Spaw has personally attacked you when I say, I am amazed you can look so far down your nose when your head is buried so deep in your fuckin' ass!


Spaw