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Abbie Hoffman — Part 19
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FOR | IDIATE RELTASE 2s)
danke! ainniincinctiinn Jue’ 15, 1971
Amarics stouce aC & CroascOae . sie BOVoLNGI 9 BXeanar Kom wind
of the people, fe waging ¢ var of unparalleled brutality to support «
corrupt dictatorship in Saigon. At the moment, U.S. planes boab within
20- elles of China and the Nizon administration cudaciously aeks for
even more tax momay to be spent on ware
In this warfare stayte, the human needs of Amoricans go weiting.
Uneoploymant leapa. Racial polarity intensifies. The Nixon Suproms
Court eatxipo individual litertios. The Justice Depertment regards the
Bill of Rights es an alien documant. Qualified women are kept out of
positions of responsibility. Workore wages are frozen, while corporate
Pr. “Ute soar. Nowhete is this dieregard more evident than in Miamt .
Beach, where the needs of older people for health cere, adequat housing
aod dignity are mark sacrificed for the Nixon policy of big bueinsss,
big profite end war sponding.
We insist there aro humen alternatives to the government't cold
calculations. We sanse tha nation pauses to examine the paths shead.
We believe the Republican Adminietration will pacrifice anything,
including the future of Miami Beach, to perpetuate its power.
For these reasons, the Youth International Party has decided to
redirect itc emphanic, end focus ite activities at the Republican /[
Convontion, Our work here leads ua to believe the Republicans would
welcoms a chaotic eituttion which would diacradit the Democratic Party.
Disorder would not serve the damonstrators' goal of a peaceful end to
war, end it would endanger our arendparente! goneration which lives hares
while changiug our enghatge , wa want to make clear we are not
endorsing eny candidate of the Democratic Party, not are we endoreiag
the idec thet the Democratic Party or electoral process can alone bring ,
about the fundesantal changee required to put America firste However, =
we ce several progreseive olemants working among ths Democrate, and will
do everything possible to crsate « peaceful ermoaphere where thay can
work unhindered. While wa ctand outcida the Democratic Party,
living and working in an alternative life-style, will reefst the
Republican schemes to uso us a6 acepegoats to promote & repressive
society.
LOSRLDENEEAL ~
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