How were hippies different from members of the new left?

The hippies in the 60s largely formed communities. They were not active politically, except in anti war protests. Yet it seems that they formed the beginning of the modern liberal left which is extremely politically active. Hippies were anti establishment, yet modern liberal leftists are in favor of big government that will manage everything possible, from environment, to political correctness, gender and minority relations, anti poverty programs, world charity organizations, and so forth. The very peaceful hippie communities of the 60s which were not interested in government intervention, are contradicated by the current trend of the liberal left. How do you explain this?