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However, the prognostications for the future have met with much criticism.
It is here that one gets the feeling that Reich may have overstated his case. How-
ever, in his haste t o present a positive view of life under Consciousness 111, Reich
neglects to cover some of the more negative aspects of the counterculture. Among
the major problems are the threat of violence, the increasing use of drugs, the
potential for repressive action by Consciousness I and