▁becoming ▁un ified ▁under ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁death ▁... ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁heart ening ▁things ▁about ▁the ▁Beat les ▁was ▁that ▁they ▁gave ▁expression ▁to ▁a ▁shared ▁sense ▁of ▁celebr ation ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁sens ibility . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁author ▁Jon ▁Wiener , ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁served ▁as ▁" the ▁anth em ▁of ▁flower ▁power " ▁that ▁summer ▁but ▁also , ▁like ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper , ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁ide ological ▁g ulf ▁between ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁white ▁hi pp ie ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁political ▁gh etto ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Wiener ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁song ' s ▁pac if ist ▁ag enda ▁inf uri ated ▁many ▁student ▁radical s ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁det ract ors ▁" cont in ued ▁to ▁den ounce ▁[ L enn on ] ▁for ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ". ▁He ▁also ▁writes ▁that , ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁" links ▁between ▁the ▁counter c ulture ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁remained ▁mur ky ", ▁since ▁a ▁full ▁dialog ue ▁regarding ▁politics ▁and ▁rock ▁music ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁year ▁away ▁and ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁inspired ▁by ▁L enn on ' s ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁song ▁" Re volution ". ▁Do yle ▁Gre ene ▁writes ▁that ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁presentation ▁as ▁the ▁conclusion ▁to ▁Our ▁World , ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁provided ▁" a ▁distinct ly ▁political