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What does it mean?
Reflects on the excitement and freedom of the 60s despite later issues like AIDS and drug abuse.
In plain terms
The 60s were a time of freedom and change, before AIDS and drugs became major problems.
What can you take from it?
The 60s were a time of freedom.

Where it applies

  • discussions on past eras
  • generational talk

Putting it to work

  • discuss cultural history

Questions to consider

  • Was the 60s truly freer than today?
  • What defines a time of freedom?

Another view

It romanticizes the 60s while downplaying existing social struggles of that time.

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