Les B. hit on a good point. In the 60's the anti-war movement (and other movements) made for good television. There were also much better spokepeople. Abbie Hoffman made for great theater. He knew how to work the media unlike many of the activists today. Whenever you hear a spokesperson or a singer today, they are USUALLY (emphasis on usually because there are no definites) very somber and try to get out as much information as possible in the brief time the camera is turned on. IT IS BORING.   As much as I detest the bile he spits out, Rush Limbaugh knows how to work his audience. The left does not have anyone like that today. Sure there are very good speakers, but I have yet to see one that can reach across an audience they way an Abbie Hoffman could. It is one thing to have an anti-war protest, but it is another to levitate the Pentagon. Are the cameras going to follow someone who is holding a placard or someone who is creating a moment.

Likewise, if you ask someone with only a casual interest in music to name an anti-war song from the 60's, I would bet the majority would first name "Feel Like Fixin to Die Rag" - even if they don't know the name of the song. It's sheer irreverance grabbed the listener and they couldn't help but join in.

Again, to get back to the original topic, I think the youth of today have things well in hand, probably better than we did at their age. All of us weren't hippies in the 60's and not everyone protested the war. We had our share of slackers and people who only cared about getting high or saving their own ass. Life hasn't changed, just the clothing. Come to think of it, even that hasn't changed radically.