▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁thus ▁in ▁main stream ▁American ▁politics . ▁ ▁Hi pp ies ▁and ▁Y ipp ies ▁ ▁The ▁hi pp ie ▁sub c ulture ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁youth ▁movement ▁that ▁arose ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁spread ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁word ▁' hi pp ie ' ▁came ▁from ▁hip ster , ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁beat nik s ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁into ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁Ha ight - A sh bury ▁district . ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁hip ▁and ▁he p ▁are ▁uncertain , ▁though ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁both ▁had ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁j ive ▁sl ang ▁and ▁meant ▁" current ly ▁fashion able ; ▁fully ▁up - to - date ". ▁The ▁Be ats ▁adopted ▁the ▁term ▁hip , ▁and ▁early ▁hi pp ies ▁inherited ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁counter c ult ural ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁Beat ▁Generation ▁and ▁m im icked ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Mod ▁scene . ▁ ▁Hi pp ies ▁created ▁their ▁own ▁communities , ▁listened ▁to ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock , ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁sexual ▁revolution , ▁and ▁some ▁used ▁dru gs ▁such ▁as ▁can nab is , ▁L SD , ▁and ▁ps il ocy bin ▁m ush rooms ▁to ▁explore ▁alter ed ▁states ▁of ▁conscious ness . ▁ ▁The ▁Y ipp ies ,