The Hippies vs. the Woke

So many of the hippies I know turned into extreme bigots and right wing crackpots later in life.

I had a former employer who always bragged about being at Woodstock and all the drugs he did and the protesting and such. He'd talk about all the friends he lost due to the Vietnam war. He's 81 years old now and he still habitually smokes marijuana. But now he's mean. He regurgitates Fox News talking points all the time while complaining about Mexicans and other minorities.

I often wondered why people pivoted like that. My late FIL said it was because they were insecure and afraid.