Original sentence: Despite allegations that he showed disapproval towards the treatment of the counterculture movement, this has not been confirmed.His early death also prevented him from personally answering questions about why the festival took place as well.In later years, it was revealed that Yasgur was in fact a conservative Republican who supported the Vietnam War.Nevertheless, he felt that the Woodstock festival could help business at his farm and also tame the generation gap.Woodstock promoter Michael Lang, who considered Yasgur to be his "hero," stated that Yasgur was in fact "the antithesis" of what the Woodstock festival stood for