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Abbie Hoffman — Part 27

107 pages · May 12, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 106 pages OCR'd
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_ . : C oe . SE 176-21 the same principles as a society of scarcity. And we can have that society of abundance. Ya know, we can have what- ever we want so that the, ya know, if you have a thing like, uh, Government or whatever the hell it's called it's directed directly to the needs of the people because the only question it asks constantly is what d'tya want. What d'ya want, what d'ya want. Ya know? And if, uh, people come along an’ ask the Government for somethin’ and the Government can't give ‘em then the people are in charge again, that's all. S'that's the way it's always been, (Question) You distribute it. You distribute it. (Comnent) Y ain't gonna be the head. (Comment) Ask SDS. tT ain't gonna be no head. (Comment) I just told ya man, it's gonna ten years it's gonna take four minutes. Process (illigible) gonna be farmers they call ‘em Agre - what'd they call it? (Comment) What? Agre..? (Comment) Agrobusiness? Oh, they don't call it ‘dat. That's what youmll it, Agronimus. Ooh, That's a heavy - that's a big word. Agronimus. Right. It's sittin’ in a little thing, press a button, there's ' (illigible). Maybe they dig it. Maybe farmers dig. See, you have that concept again that man has to be controlled, that he’s basically evil, that he's basically non-productive. Ya see? J don't have that concept. I think if people are given more freedom ya know they'll do ‘dat. I mean, farmers they dig farmin’, Youlmow, what a thing to pick out. Why Con'tcha pick out insurance salesman. Ya know, then we have somethin' to talk about. But farmers? Dig farmin’. I like it. J pick corn for like, uh, six, seven months, 40 cents an hour. It was fun. S'better than being an insurance salesman, You could eat it right away. Can’t eat double ‘indemnity. Ugh. You'd throw up. Life insurance, yah. That's good (illigible). Get that life insurance. Keep control even when you're gone. Yeah. Helluva system. Invest in life insurance, parking meters, paid toilets, ( Pshew, I.mean, you gotta think about ‘dat. We're in Denver and we hada go and didn't have a dine an' ya start to wonder... . now should I do it outside? That might not be legal but like I ain't got a dime. Sneak in, under. We put out a whole book called “Fuck the System in Lower East Side.“ 15,000 ‘copies. Tells ya how to live free right now in this country. Free! —_
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