It wasn’t the hippies that destroyed English culture, but the skinheads

In the discussion about the Beatles and their effect on the culture, reader Patrick H. argues

that the true harbingers of the doom that has overtaken England were not the flower children, but rather the violent, profane thugs who displaced them. The hippies were helpless in the face of the challenge from their physical superiors, and effectively ceded control of the culture to them without so much as a whimper.

His essay is posted here.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at October 08, 2012 12:14 PM | Send