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The CIA released LSD to disrupt dissent. Unwitting pawn Ken Kesey spread LSD, fueling counterculturetouting it as liberating, as it devastated anti-war protests. Manipulation masked as freedom, the hippie ethos was corrupted. Psychedelic escapism distracted from activism. Once clean-cut students, anti-war protesters were discredited as "dirty, ignorant, communist...degenerates." Introduced to sow chaos, LSD catalyzed cultural shifts undermining freedom. Except for the CIA assassins.

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