VDH is right, of course. The hippies of the ‘60s most definitely “won.” Most if not all of their customs, habits and goals are now widely popular: drugs, sexual immorality, profanity, casual attire, disrespect for Christianity, tradition, etc. They most definitely won the battle, but will they win the war? Is the new culture sustainable? One could argue that it’s not sustainable and the main reason for that is that it is culture centered on self-gratification rather than on family. The family is the basic building block of society. Does the hippie culture of drugs, sexual immorality & disrespect promote families or damage them?
Of course they’ll lose the war. The real question is what vital culture wiil win. It certainly does look from here like vigorous Christianity will never reassert itself. Islam, or perhaps NeoGreco-Roman Paganism will succeed America’s Weimar stage.
Islam will put an end to the dissolute "anything goes" liberalism that defines modern Western culture.
Progressive Leftists will be in for a big surprise when this happens.