"Every 50 years or so, society needs liberation from the forces of fascism. All the nations that took part in destroying fascism 50 years ago on D-Day have been infected by the pieces of what they tore apart. Now, 50 years later, a vanguard of liberators has secured a beach head on the east coast of America, and has begun to work it's way inland along the Hudson.... None of us are consciously choosing this moment to try and direct the energies of youth culture. The moment has chosen us."
A rousing speech by Steven Hager, editor of High Times magazine primed the crowd for McKenna. Hager gave an elegant speech on the evils of the dominator culture, which keeps nature's herbal medicines locked away with archaic political laws.
Downstairs after the "parallel university" raps, an animated discussion took place on such subjects as natural shamanic versus drug-induced enlightenment, the power of love, and politics of music. Participants included: Terence McKenna; Fraser Clark, Des O'Leary and John Bagby of the Zippies; Michael John and Bobby Faust of the Rainbow Family; and John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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