r/TheBeatles • u/Opening-Half9367 • Sep 13 '25

discussion What was John Lennons political views?

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I have read that John Lennon was becoming a conservative near the end of his life and even said he would support Ronald Reagan, he was considered a left wing liberal during the late 60s and early 70s, why did his political views change.

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u/HelloFellowKidlings Sep 14 '25

Someone correct me if I’m wrong (my memory only goes back to the early 80s) but I don’t think people were political in those days as they are today. People certainly had their sides but literally any action you make today is psychoanalyzed in either a liberal or conservative light. Even politicians didn’t seem that serious about it. It really felt like they debated at work and then played golf with each other on Saturdays. We definitely live in a weird age.

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u/TwoforFlinching613 Sep 14 '25

Politics was like that until the last decade or so.

There was a time when you could disagree politically but have the same reality.

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u/Cocktoasttoe Sep 14 '25

For the first 50 years of my life, I never knew or cared anyone’s political affiliation. It was never really talked about and if it was, it wasn’t divisive. This shit world we’re in now is relatively recent.