Timothy Leary–1960s Acid Guru–May Have Been Among the CIA's Greatest Assets

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1/21/1970

10 hours ago

by t-3

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prettyblocks

> However, in hindsight, Leary proved to be a false prophet who helped destroy the 1960s movements by pushing young people to take a drug that fried their brains and diverted their energy from political activism.

This is a pretty bogus claim. False prophet maybe, but the idea that political activism fizzled out because everyone was eating acid seems pretty unsubstantiated.

6 hours ago

operatingthetan

Or that LSD "fries the brain." Instantly stopped reading.

6 hours ago

t-3

LSD may not fry the brain, but the article makes a compelling case that Leary and the CIA certainly intended to fry some brains, or at least persuade them to stop protesting the war.

6 hours ago