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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbbie Hoffman on Democracy
"My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce."
Sidenote...does anyone have a link or know the Hoffman quote about America "eating it's youth"? Anyone remember that?
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Abbie Hoffman on Democracy (Original Post)
SHRED
Feb 2018
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ffr
(23,398 posts)1. Can't find yet. You'll probably have to dig for it. I found this provocative quote
I recall a video of Abbie from the sixties talking about "eating the youth".
unblock
(56,198 posts)3. this one (not specifically the youth)?
"i believe in compulsory cannibalism. if people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars."
SHRED
(28,136 posts)4. No but thanks
Out was something like "America is eating it's youth for breakfast".
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)5. FEIW, Abbie Hoffman and his Yippies decided Humphrey was as bad a Nixon...
...and chose not to participate in the political process.
StevieM
(10,578 posts)6. Sound familiar? (eom)
SHRED
(28,136 posts)8. Apples to oranges
No comparison.
Those who claimed Hillary was as bad as Trump were no way even on the same playing field. They are just flat out stupid.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)7. Void of historical context
Yeah it looks bad.