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"Make love, not war" is an anti-war
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commonly associated with the American
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. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War, but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since, around the world. The "Make love" part of the slogan often referred to the practice of
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that was growing among the American youth who denounced marriage as a tool for those who supported war and favored the traditional capitalist culture.


Origin

Several people claimed to be the inventor of the phrase, including Gershon Legman, Rod McKuen, radical activists Penelope and Franklin Rosemont and Tor Faegre, and Diane Newell Meyer, a senior at the University of Oregon in 1965, but the earliest uses in print appear to have been in anti-war protests in Berkeley, California earlier in 1965 than the April and May uses cited by Penelope Rosemont and Diane Newell Meyer. Articles mentioning signs and bumper stickers with the phrase were reported in the ''Daily Californian'' in February and the ''Oakland Tribune'' in March. Barbara Smoker claimed to have financed the manufacture of the first "Make Love, Not War" badges. This quote is also attributed to Herbert Marcuse, a German philosopher who emigrated to the United States in the thirties and was an outspoken war critic (cit. quote.org).


In popular culture

*The slogan was featured in two 1973 songs:
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'', shouts "Make love, not war!" as he is brainwashed at the start of the show, which leads into the stage performance of " Radio Ga Ga". *In the 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'',
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appears in his cameo driving past Camp Lehigh, shouting "Make love, not war!" to the army soldiers before driving away.


See also

* Abrazos, no balazos *
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* Breasts Not Bombs *
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Make Love, Not War 1960s fads and trends Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Pacifism Political catchphrases Hippie movement Sexual revolution Counterculture of the 1960s Counterculture of the 1970s 1965 quotations