What are your opinions on Abbie Hoffman?

Abbie was one smart dude. He recognized that America was being programmed by the media. He saw the power there, waiting to be tapped. Everything he did as a Yippie was chosen for its potential media impact. He knew that if he could get the mainstream media to cover an event, he could reach more ppl with his message than any other way.

No one since then, with perhaps the exception of Al Sharpton have been able to get the media to repeat what they say.

Abbie was great at finding ingenious ways to circumvent the system. His book "Steal This Book", was the ultimate anti-capitalist rant. But it wasn't just words and politics, it's full of practical (if now dated) info on how to survive in a dog-eat-dog society.

He and Jerry Rubin & the other Yippies laid their lives on the line for change.

I RARELY ever see that anymore in America, esp. from the younger generations who have been thoroughly brainswashed by the media.

The same media that has tried to REVISE HISTORY concerning the 1960s and the massive protests against our system - which verged on the edge of REVOLUTION.

That's something this country is RIPE for now. If only people had balls instead of bills they'd be on the streets demanding CHANGE!

This country is soooo SAD because it's not the same one I was born in...