1968 by Carl D’Agostino

June 27, 2011

Carl D'Agostino

Categories: Cartoons by Carl D'Agostino, political commentary Tags: anti war, hippies, peace

37 responses to “1968 by Carl D’Agostino”

Carl D'Agostino
July 6th, 2011 at 11:25

O yes, you’re in the groove, butterfly lady, in the groove.

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Bonnie
July 6th, 2011 at 08:35

Ah, 1968 – the year I was born. Unfortunately I didn’t get to participate in any of the 60’s ‘events’. As much as the era always intrigued me, I feel I was there in spirit!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  July 6th, 2011 at 11:10
  
  Keep the faith, sista. Right on. Are you listening to the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez?
  
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  - Bonnie
    July 6th, 2011 at 11:23
    
    Beatles and Baez, yes – gotta admit I never was much of a Dylan fan. I still know almost all lyrics to PP&M’s music, though!
    
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Mark Petruska
June 27th, 2011 at 23:32

I was born a year after, but I’m a total hippie at heart.

Love your new look!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 28th, 2011 at 07:27
  
  That’s good. But leave the drugs behind behind and stay with the justice, peace, equality and civic activism part.
  
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adeeyoyo
June 27th, 2011 at 23:20

This was shortly after ‘duck tails’, eh? Btw, like your new look, Carl.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 28th, 2011 at 07:24
  
  Duck tails (men’s hairdo} was popular here mid 1950’s. Then evolved to the beard and long hair, the Joni Mitchell look, and on the east and west coast the beach- surfer look. Yes this dark wood background makes everything brighter and well accented.
  
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Carol Ann Hoel
June 27th, 2011 at 18:30

Another creative cartoon. Made me smile. I remember the days…

I remember the flower children. It was my generation, but I never got involved. I watched and wondered. I wasn’t pro or con back then. Just curious. Still don’t really get it. I couldn’t understand what made them tick. Blessings to you, Carl.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 19:00
  
  In college I was one of 600 chosen nation wide for full US Army sponsored scholarship and then off to officer candidate school. I turned it down because as I watched the bombing
  night after night on TV, I came to the conclusion that God did not put America here to pour fire on innocent rice farmers on the other side of the world. So I served 33 years as classroom teacher.
  
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  - Carol Ann Hoel
    June 27th, 2011 at 19:48
    
    With 33 years as a classroom teacher, you fought another kind of war. I’m sure you were a good soldier.
    
    War took on a sinister (as though war were not always sinister) aspect when warfare became a game of hide and seek with innocent children being used as decoys. Vietnam action was called a war. Now they call wars something else. The world is in a mess, isn’t it?
    
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hansi
June 27th, 2011 at 16:40

That pretty much told it like it was…Not much has changed since then.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 17:28
  
  Another factor is that we are so encapsulated from the action over there. It is partially the fault of the military since so much film in censored and not much gets out anyway. The basketball scores are more important.
  
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Thomas Stazyk
June 27th, 2011 at 16:04

With a few changes you could update this to 2011 but the two sides would be Democrats and Republicans!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 16:51
  
  Death toll at 5,900 re Iraq and Afg.
  Anybody could blow up the corner gas station so we are not any safer being on the other side of the world.EDIT UPDATE 6,000.
  
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nrhatch
June 27th, 2011 at 14:58

All we are saying . . . is give PEACE a chance. Rock on, dude!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 17:25
  
  Since most of the bombing takes place is Islamic countries you would think they are tired of it and would police themselves.
  
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Amy
June 27th, 2011 at 14:24

The Vietnam war ended the year I was born (not that I had anything to do with it). In the late 80’s a lot of music/shows/fashion from the 60’s made a comeback. I had peace symbols on everything and constantly played my moms old Beatles LPs. I always thought I was born too late.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 16:48
  
  If you were blessed by not being a part of that generation be thankful. I think my generation are more appreciative when Memorial and Veterans
  Day comes around as is the generation of my parents. But your generation has its ordeals at well of a different nature.
  
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Chris
June 27th, 2011 at 14:16

Ah, I remember it well. And , yes, the peace sign is the current fad. They don’t really understand what it means. They just think it’s cool. Think I’ll sit down with my granddaughter and tell her where it came from.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 16:44
  
  You’ll do a good job, I know.
  
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pattisj
June 27th, 2011 at 14:02

Yep, that was my brother’s senior trip, too. I was a bit young to fully understand what was going on.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 16:44
  
  Apparently he returned and his guardian angel is powerful. It was part of the plan that he returned. Praise the Lord.
  
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Maxi
June 27th, 2011 at 13:05

The peace sign is back. When I took my 6yr. old granddaughter for school clothes it was on everything.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 13:25
  
  I wonder if they know what it means and what a cherished symbol it was for us.
  
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Tori Nelson
June 27th, 2011 at 11:50

Oh, I’m so young it hurts sometimes. A modern interpretation of this would be teen girls sporting Team Edward or Team Jacob, no?
Sincerely,
Missed Out On All The Interesting Stuff

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 13:24
  
  Believe me the Vietnam Era was something you should be glad you missed. 4 classmates from my class of 1967 in high school did not come back. They were just 18.
  
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ceceliafutch
June 27th, 2011 at 09:56

YES! I remember . . .

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 10:00
  
  Peace out, sista !
  
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Hippie Cahier
June 27th, 2011 at 08:25

Ahem. 😉

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- Rick Flynn
  June 27th, 2011 at 08:28
  
  Oh, sorry! Something caught in your throat??? 🙂
  
  You know, I was called a “blockhead” in ’68…….Maybe that was it!!! 🙂
  
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  - Hippie Cahier
    June 27th, 2011 at 12:56
    
    Truth be told, I turned five years old in 1968. I was just “ahemming” at Carl’s creative genius. 🙂
    
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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 08:36
  
  You tell em, Hippie. McGovern in 72 and “Hell no, we won’t go!”
  
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- Rick Flynn
  June 27th, 2011 at 15:08
  
  All in good-nature fun!
  
  Had a girlfriend born about the same time as you.
  She claimed she was a hippie….Actually, it was her mom!!! 🙂
  
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Rick Flynn
June 27th, 2011 at 08:15

So this means they were all “squares” back then????

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 08:34
  
  You were only 9 years old then, young fellow.
  
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  - Rick Flynn
    June 27th, 2011 at 08:37
    
    True, that’s why I was asking!!!
    
    You are older so you might be more aware of the circumstances then…..:-)
    
    Unless of course you were distracted by………..:-)
    
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