Mobilizing the Base

by Kieran Healy on October 25, 2004

A guy went by me the other day wearing a T-Shirt that read, “I bet you’ll vote _this_ time, Hippy.”

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Eric Tyler 10.25.04 at 5:25 am

Good old tshirthell.com.

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bad Jim 10.25.04 at 8:52 am

That almost sounds encouraging, as though the wearer is criticizing hippie voters for not participating previously.

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Barry Freed 10.25.04 at 10:11 am

Reminds me of a funny photo bit in the Onion from the 2000 election. It showed a hippie who had in fact voted, exiting the voting booth and noticably stoned. Caption said: Vote, Voter, Wasted.

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Barry Freed 10.25.04 at 10:15 am

To complete the joke: I think the hippie voter was wearing a Nader for President T-shirt.

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brennen bearnes 10.26.04 at 3:48 am

I saw that t-shirt not so long ago, at the bluegrass festival in Winfield, KS, of all places. I couldn’t really decide what to think. I don’t think I even knew anyone who could legitimately be described as a hippy back in 2000. Were they as indifferent to political goings on as my then-19 year old self?

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