But by 1968, they had become more interested in the promise of cultural and sexual liberation of hippie counterculture. As Yippies, they declared themselves the political vanguard of the counterculture - hippies with a cause. The Yippies rejected the conventional political strategy of the New Left, arguing for a rejection of the entire system. As Julie Stephens astutely argues, they rejected the whole discipline of politics, and sought to create instead a form of anti-disciplinary politics and protest. By refusing to espouse particular ideologies or programs and priding themselves on a lack of organization or strategy, the Yippies were trying to prevent radical protest from contamination by that which it was trying to resist.
Myths offer kids a model to identify with.
The Yippies' objective was to act upon the American stage - to use the streets as backdrop and the police, media and others as fellow stars of the show. Language was perceived as no longer able to communicate understanding of many experiences and concepts. More paper can be stolen at any stationery store. The rest is my trip. It is by no means everything that happened or that I learned.