At the beginning of the film, Berkeley in the Sixties, it was stated that, like most Americans during the 1950s, most students at UC Berkeley were reluctant to get politically involved, and just wanted to graduate and move on to a good job. were inspired by the Civil Rights Movement to become politically involved, but then didn't care anymore after they all began smoking pot and becoming hippies. were deep into the social and political disruptions of the 1960s, taking an active part in trying to change the world. for the most part, only interested in politics for the access to drugs and the belief in Free Love.

At the beginning of the film, Berkeley in the Sixties, it was stated that, like most Americans during the 1950s, most students at UC Berkeley were reluctant to get politically involved, and just wanted to graduate and move on to a good job. were inspired by the Civil Rights Movement to become politically involved, but then didn't care anymore after they all began smoking pot and becoming hippies. were deep into the social and political disruptions of the 1960s, taking an active part in trying to change the world. for the most part, only interested in politics for the access to drugs and the belief in Free Love.