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Abbie Hoffman — Part 26
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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
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