Is it possible that there soon will be another big counter-culture movement in the United States?

The thing about the youth movements of the past is that they were a rejection of the social values of their parents' generation. Today's society varies so widely that you'd be hard pressed to find anything to rebel against, except in the opposite direction. Bear in mind that the people who lead the hippie movement are becoming grandparents now. They raised children who followed in their liberal footsteps. The only true revolution in terms of societal values would be towards a stronger sense of patriotism and conservative views. It was with just such a nationalistic movement that Hitler rose to power.

I've been wondering the same thing. I think the hippie movement was fascinating. I don't think there will be a huge movement among the younger generation soon, as it's happening already in smaller cycles. I am personally getting away from mainstream stuff like that as well, and as far as what I think, I think it's just wishful thinking. Our generation is just 'evolving' slowly, rather than calling for a huge counterculture movement..

Either the Civil Rights movement or the anti Vietnam war movement. Of course if you count the Revolutionary War or the secession of the South in 1861, then maybe one of those. But I would think the Civil rights movement. The protest against nuclear arms was probably the largest single protest event, but I'm not sure if it was the largest protest Movement overall.

That counter culture started with the beatniks, the general flavor of that movement has been chronicled in many books, most notably "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.

Do you see the similarity to your situation?

Contrary to popular belief; the hippies and beatniks were not passive drifters just looking for a good time. (at least not most of them.) They were outraged by what they saw as passivity to the very obvious (to them) injustices and general sheep mentality pervasive in our society. They knew that "they got the guns, but we got the numbers" and knew that with a united front they could make the changes they saw as necessary. They grew up in the '50's and 60's in a world torn by war, and fighting was not a stranger to them, as it seems to be to the youth of today. It's not your fault, the media has you conditioned to think that it's right and correct to look to the government to right all your wrongs.

They've made it too hard for any of you to stand up and make any of this right.

Yep,Thomas Jefferson even said that revolution is good for a country and that a revolution usually happens every 20 years;whether it be big or small.

i think he said every forty years,i can't remember.

for being 16 you really hit this one out of the ball park for yourself and your group of friends.

GO BIG OR GO HOME!

Eh, your parents were probably thinking the same thing at 16.

Im waiting for the socialism push.

yeah it's called the emo movement for a person's right to cry himself to sleep without beeing judged.

I think it all depends on trend.

Maybe.