Kaleea - Oh, wow...man... You sound just like some of the quasi-hippies I knew in the early 70's, only...I think you have a slightly larger vocabulary of words and phrases to work with. Maybe.
Most of them were just maintaining the popular "image" of the time, keeping up appearances while looking for free lodging, grass, food, and sex. It was pitiful! Hypocrisy ran rampant in those days. Laziness was the credo, and self-righteousness the armour.
However, there were a few REAL peace workers actually doing something both then and now, and I salute them!
That nagging feeling that's been troubling you as you read this thread is probably your dog peeing on your pants leg...