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Abbie Hoffman — Part 26
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I mean, like, I know that when people hear
the word anarchy they say, uh, chaos. We —
see mass experimentation, see, and a lot of
people, like, working out their different
kinds of life styles in a tribal manner. Now
I am not afraid of anarchy. That sounds like
a beautiful thing in fact. So, uh
MAN IN
AUDIENCE: Why do you say it's beautiful?
ves HOFFMAN: Well, because people, uh, an anarchist is a
4 person who doesn't need a cop to tell him what
‘ to do. You krmw, and that seems to me like a
ae good society to aim for. Where people under-
a stand on a biological and human level their
" responsibilities te their brothers and sisters.
a It seems like a nice thing.
DOUGLAS: Love,
Kz re ai
; HOFFMAN: But, if you question what if, if it can reform
itself, the government and the economic system,
no, it can't. Well, I think that was proven
in Chicago.
DOUGLAS: What happens, you know, with mass experimentation?
Don't a lot of people
HOFTiIAN: Well, there is a lot of moving around.
DOUGLAS: Yeah.
. HOFFMAN: And, uh,
DOUGLAS: Don't people get trampled?
HOFFMAN: And, uh, a lot of failures.
DOUGLAS: Yes.
HOFFMAN: And, uh, some beautiful successes in which
people play a role. You see?
DOUGLAS: You got that straight?
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