Goines' essay, "From the Free Speech Movement", he describes his arrest at Berkley after a peaceful demonstration. What I found interesting is how uniform and united the whole group of students were. Even though they denied the rules and regulations that society, and especially the police, had for them, they created thier own and followed them. Their rules were very explicit and detailed, addressing every situation that they would be faced with as demonstrators. This really shows how wholesome and unified these people were. Everyone looked out for each other and didn't always do things in thier own best interest. I really like this concept. I feel like the rules of today reflect the selfishness of our society. For example, if a bunch of kids got pulled over and had some drugs in the car, most likely nobody would fess up to it. As a result, whoever owned the car would be responsible for the drugs. This happens all the time. If this were to happen in Berkeley, I think that everyone would claim the drugs so that one person alone doesn't get the hit. The hippies were much more focused on community then we are today. Also, I thought thier songs and thier lyrics really showed how they were a unified group of people who were trying to better thier lives. These people demonstrated to better everyone's life, not just the people at Berkeley. It is an interesting concept, I just don't understand why people today can't bend more towards community and the good of all instead of just themselves. We are very much a selfish soceity!
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