P.J. O'Rourke

Matt links to this sage wisdom.
There was one quote contained therein, that I feel must be addressed further; "We were the generation that believed we could stop the Vietnam War by growing our hair long and dressing like circus clowns."
When I read this my mind races to images of the Rainbow Family and their gatherings.
They seem to feel that they can save the world by doing lots of drugs in their naked drum circles deep in the woods, and praying for peace.
The whole notion seems silly to me, and makes me think about Tibet-but that's a whole other post.