Was there a solgan “Flower Power”?
One of the mainstays of the “hippie” culture, distinguishing it from the “Beat” generation preceding it were the “Peace and Love” elements introduced to provide an alternative mind set to the anti communist, pro war thinking of the, so-called, “military-industrial” complex and middle class. Flowers, then, became one of the symbols of the anti war movement, of which the “hippies” were representational center. Somewhere along the line, some media types attached the “Flower Children” label to the hippie counterculture. For example, there was a famous set of news photos in which young protesters, confronting uniformed, armed National Guardsmen, instead of “rioting,” actually placed flowers in the barrels of the soldier’s weapons. Flower shaped decals were popular, and placed on cars, windows and painted on walls. One famous poster declared that “War is not healthy for children and other living things,” decorated with a bouquet of daisies. So, one way of declaring a peace movement was by st
