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Abbie Hoffman — Part 9
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pany "It was ap if the U.S.I.A, was arranging the props,
_ the P.B.I, must have had a hand in the security. Two days
ae before the event headlines appeared saying ‘Peace Movement
Pa Not Communist-Led, says FBI,' and officials in the Mobetorium-
8 Moralization coalition breathed easier and seemed to thank
God there was still a sense of decency left in J. Edgar Hoover.
“Jas this in exchange for Mobe Marshals taking
over the security of the city? From now on every yippie that
goes to a mass demonstration if forewarned that the Mobe
Marshals are paper pigs and should be regarded accordingly.
| . Mobe paper pigs redirected people away from the Justice
Department demonstration, assisted police at every opportunity —
=o. and pointed out known ‘troublemakers’ in tné trowd.” “ney” ~
7 performed their role of paper pigs so well that they were
singled out for praise by Nixon's chief doorman, Amerika's
'Mayor Walter Washington of WaShington,
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"The basic politics of the event were dissent, Over
‘we do not
and over, the M-and-M-ers were to proclaim this:
march against America. We do not march against the system,'
"The commuter movement that went in and out of
Washington with the respectability crowds reserve for the Rev.
Billy Graham really didn't allow for much participation on the
part of the audience. That the government does not heed large
gatherings of dissenters has been apparent for the _ past six
years, ever since the 1963 civil rights march and through
the countless of Mobilizations held during the Vietnam War.
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"The system in power not only can deal with such
mobilizations, it can actually thrive on them. To quote
Mayor Washington of Washington, ‘Once again the government
has reaffirmed its commitment to free speech.' Look how
tolerant Amerika is: Let's give the system a chance.
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