1960s struggles against racism, poverty, and the Vietnam war resulted in cultural consequences through a youth that took on a negative attitude towards all authority. These people believed that US society was plagued by racism, sexism, imperialism, and oppression, leading to the abandonment of the Catholic Church and the Free Speech Movement led by Mario Savio who condemned the university "machine." His followers would turn from sober sit-inners to radicals and drugs as "patriotism" became a dirty word.

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