Judging the hippies by Charles Manson is as discriminatory and unwise as judging all Muslims by Osama bin Laden.
  If you want to build a good society with good people of good character practicing good spirituality showing good will towards others for the good of humanity, it helps to start with a good philosophy. I know of no better mission statement than the hippies' "Love, peace and happiness." Contrarily, narcissism, selfishness, arrogance, greed, dishonesty, and aggressiveness  practiced by most Canadians will get you just what we are burdened with - the brink of destruction.