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I never said they were slaughtered "out of existence", I said the government killed enough of them to effectively kill their movements. And by counter cultural, I mean everything from reformist groups, to civil rights activists, to Marxists, to radical urban guerilla groups, to even reformist politicians like JFK and RFK. Most of the killings happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s, at the height of these movements when they were strongest. So all those other factors and reasons you mention don't amount to much. It was the cumulative effect of all the killings that took its toll. The government proved that violence works. It also works for the mafia, street gangs, etc. It worked for about 6 months in Spain too. .