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Abbie Hoffman — Part 11
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deslined to bring down In-
hibiions and Institutlons.
: A sample from Hoffman:
.. . “One good way to protect
the security of your gang is
to all turn on together with
LSD.. A cop would smoke
pot but he sure as hell would
never drop acid. Also I've
never seen an undercover cop
with Jong hair and I've seen
a Jot of undercover cops.”
And one from Rubin:
_ “When planning a demon-
Stration, always include a
role for the cops. Most peo-
ple don't get excited until .
the cops come In. Nothing
_wadicalizes like a cop. Cops
“we perfectly dressed for the.
ole of ‘Bad Guy.’"
Where has all the money
jione? Certainly some of it
lias gone for bail. Hoffman
tad Rubin vehemently deny
having sold out to capitalism
“in the slightest degree. They
say, and their agents claim,
almost every penny of their
-earnings flow’ back Inte the
“movement. Lefeourt says.
/ that Hoffman's lifestyle has
not changed—and that the
_Wippie Jeader now has to.
, worry about his income
- taxes. .
“He Isn't rich,” “adds Lef-.
- court.
' Mores Boaks
” gays.
_for moncy, T did the bool
* frewatinge Co wetited dee mye naiy
We're uslag the
tw fire,
~ ayslom to destroy it."
But Rubin praises Simon
-gnd Schuster. “Even a good!
Communist can respect a
‘good capitalist,” he says.
“They have distributed the
* book well.”
What of the future? Hoff-
man is writing two more
books. Onc is calied “Btcal
This Book" and is 2 manual
a
—
Haat en eee a wenn -
-Rubin says ae ts planning cece ee be ees
t eT was not co-opted,” Rubin |
“7 didn't do the book |
rn ce a a a ee ad
‘of how to get things fr ‘co In
America, Hoffman's wife,
Anita also is ariting a bock.
another book this summer.
There ayo alsg plans to re-
vive the Yipp'es as a politl-
cal party this fa. Rubin
and Hoffman wert to start
their own publishing house.
The two revolutionaries
paused the other d#y amid
all the activities to r. fleet on
themselves as authors. - on
' “A book is like a chocolate
bar. You experience it. It’s
not just debat'ng intcilectual . Lot
ideas,” said R.fbin. :
“"— have a disdain for my
own writing. I don't view
myself as an author,” Hoff-
man said. “J fist exert a lot
ef energy. Sometimes I.
write It dewn on payer.”
He thought c minvic. ~ .. ot,
“Tt's enLarresing,” he said. “ee
“You try ta overU.row the os
governmert and end up on :
the best-selicr list.” F _ 4
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