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Abbie Hoffman — Part 11

95 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: May 27, 1970 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 92 pages OCR'd
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ee i te wor, Youth International Party + 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 . bes Angeles Times | | : SL ee ee ree pe eee (CONFID TIAL oe speeers, rae ~*T Mae ew —— fms men ents sty owes -
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