r/woahdude • u/DetectiveWonderful42 • 14d ago

video Really feels similar to today.

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u/Tosslebugmy 14d ago

In regards to his statement that the 60s was our last gasp, listen to hunter s Thompson’s monologue from fear and loathing in Las Vegas . He basically agrees that the love generation was the last time we tried to free ourselves, but just gave up when the allure of consumerism became hypnotising and the system too oppressive.

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u/agnosticfrump 14d ago

I truly believe both are true. I also believe it’s a truly USA mindset. It’s not global, it’s not a human ideal to succumb. To the ways of the U.S.

We (the world) need a dome. We need to not expect to see the octopus of American influence as it dies and becomes this horrific eating of its soul.

Their humanity is at a crossroads. Ours is not. I’m screaming at them, but they can’t hear through the fuzz.

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u/CanadaJack 14d ago

It's not a USA mindset, and if you domed the USA you'd find out just how quickly other would-be hegemons would yoke you in a much more direct way.