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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5

234 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 234 pages OCR'd
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CONFIDENTIAL NY 100-161545 "It was a short film with background by Ed Sanders of The Fugs, a montage of scenes from the Chicago riots interspersed with old footage from the Keystone Kops, WWI doughboy films and Dionysian dabblings from Cecil B. De Mille epics (since, sone art ae were arrested in Chicago for planting trees without a permit). ; "Then out on the grass, surrounded by the sterile splendor of Wright State brick. "*Chicago,' says Hoffman, ‘was to show what happens when you deal with the power structure. Cops wipe out kids. Revolution founded this country-look at the Minutemen. But a government has no sense of morality. "ton the East side in New York, we try to live the revolution. Politics is how you live your life. We share what- ever we've got because our conception is that property is theft, property is robbery and the landlord is a violent person. "tT had a friend who pulled a fire alarm and sat down. on the curd. The fire department came and he said "The country's on fire.” Bellevue. Who's insane? "tyou have a right to die in Vietnam. You also have a right to participate in what courses you are taking. You want to help us? Take over a building some night. Have a be-in. You are a product in this business. What happcas when the product doesn't work? It's obsolete. Wow. “I'm just going down the road, fermenting riot. I know it sounds like anarchy, but it's not. It's experimentation. We try a lot of different things. We aren't satisfied with what we've got. The left gives you the whole route. We say "Whaddaya want?" You make the decisions that affect ourlife. We're lousy politicians. That's what this country needs, lousy politicians. "tWe go around, speak to thousands of kids. They really get excited. This is the thing, they say.’ ‘ a nme i ee eae el ee CONFIQENTIAL FTE ee ee ne aE OR, NO ARI RE RENT tee * mum +e er ere ee ce:
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