In the same speech, Ladas denounced young men with long hair as "the degenerate phenomenon of hippyism", calling hippies "anti-social elements, drug addicts, sex maniacs, thieves, etc. It is only natural that they should be enemies of the army and the ideals which the military way of life serves".
In the same speech, Ladas criticized young men with long hair as "the degenerate phenomenon of hippyism", labeling hippies as "anti-social elements, drug users, sexual deviants, thieves, etc. It is only natural that they should be enemies of the army and the ideals it serves."