Quote Origin: Punks Are Basically Nice People Pretending To Be Mean, Whereas Hippies Are Mean People Pretending To Be Nice

Gordon Edgar? John Ross Bowie? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Hippies and punks are two youth subcultures which emerged a decade apart. Both were known for questioning authority, but one wit formulated a cruel comparison. Here are two versions: Punks are nice people pretending to be mean; hippies are mean people pretending to be nice. …