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Abbie Hoffman — Part 26

163 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Apr 30, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 160 pages OCR'd
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= (Mount Clipping In Spoce Below) eader Says YIP Fights Fentasy With Fantasy The Youth International Party had ng quatrel with Christ. “He (YIP) is Hebting back apainst|was a rea! hippie, driving mon- __American_ society by pitting its ey changers from the temple,” factasics against the fantasies of}Hotiman scid. ‘Things got America, said one of tae pariy’s|messed up when the disciples founders here Tuesday aighi. cane along saying how wes Abbie Hoffman, a yippie foun-'should sacrifice and cvery- der, tok: Gonzage University stu-| thing,” he said. dents that the flower childrer| ‘“'They‘re like students who dhave grown thorns and thelget ap A but don't really wn- whe summer well be in the / ing,” he seid. streets fighting.” ; “There ig much apathy to- Hoffman said that the yippies,|day,” he eaid. “What we always activities at the Democratic Con- _|wention in Chicago, are members of the working class, “but are on strike,” J Tuo Establishment gets espe-' cially worried, he aaid, when people say they wor't work. “That scares them the most be- cause the:"re worried about who will pick up the garbage,” he added, ; ; He said there are no jobs worth doing and ‘hat our present system is dying. lt’s time to build something better and de- feod ii, and that's what the yip- pits were trying to do in Lincoln Park in Chicago, he said. { : + YipplesLove Daiey (| Regarding Chicago's Mayor "Richard J. Daley, Hofman stid ithat Daley was really ‘YIP's - ‘founder and they love him. : “What would we have done if he had allowed us to stay in Lin-. eoln Park?" be asked. He said when Americans saw the Chicago police were clubbing the demonstrators, they said it! wasn't true, ibat what they were geeing wasn't really happening. He told the students that echools were a business and “you dont think ibey’re going to let you get in on St, do you?” And what is taught is not valid cliker, he sald. When he was in schoo) he learned that|’ Columbus discovered America, ery : eee | _ i "Bui now could be a are fied,” he sale, America when there were ai- ready fieople here?” he asked. ’ By discover, Hoffman, sal’ we faust! inean a white Western’ power |conquering a Bonthite! yUspriog offensive has Started. In'derstand what the teacher is say- - who are most known for their |hear from liberals is my hands ere a ALL INFORMATION Cf ASSIFI Author: r Editer: (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and stale.) ttm fan Date: Edition: pe opie fee Title: Character: or Classification: Sgheittiog Office: [] Being Investigated a | | aes
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