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aoe ek ee ae hee gt sary . spat tt yo LS ane nee ware Sy ‘ 2 ELT Oa " ik eek he Dnt eee arte EES co 07 OY, Se aR eae De Pere i EA ae . q 4 a ES ae NY 100-161445 “T¥t does not have to always be violent, although it does always have to be disruptive. The image of ‘business as usual’ must be disturbed. The confrontation at the Pentagon was Gisruptive, even though the protesters never got into the building. It was disruptive as the action in Chicago. “When myths are made, closure is provided by the viewer. One can do a front-flip 50 feet in front of the Federal Building in Chicago and by the next day it becomes done in the presence of the Jury on top of the defense table, 23 floors above the sidewalk before an astonished, tyrannical judge. "In Revolution for the Hell of It, I wrote that revolutionary theater is to use as much force as necessary, no more, no less. If you can creae the circus atmosphere by doing acrobatics outside the buitiing, by all means do it. However, be prepared to do that trick right on the judge's bench if need be. "In Washington, people achieved the object of showing their outrage by throwing a few rocks through the Justice Department windows. The level and intensity of violence used should be carefully balanced in relationship to the desired effect and the risks involved. In language as well, the same principle of using only as much force as is necessary to create the desired effect is importar.. | One should never get into a trap, as did say the Weathermen. "Also the indictments of the government look ' rather foolish when people are put on trial for ‘giving enemas'. That would be apparent to anyone who sat in on our Conspiracy trial in Chicago. The Mob (the ‘'e' doesn't fit the Chicago action) and the Yippies are equally guilty, but the Mob, even though their tone was less militant than the Yippies', were definitely more ‘serious'--and serious means conviction and guilt. Words like staff, organization, marshals, fund- raising apparatus, coordinated planning sessions do not easily fit when applied to the Yippies. ‘Serious’ is a word that reflects the establishment; we should consider it verboten. able