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To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (33377)	2/26/2013 11:13:00 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 69300

"Hippies were 99% non-violent." oh come on, did you go to any of viet nam rallys/riots ? were you there when they shut down DC, setting everything on fire ? what was it 800 arrested for violence or was it 3000. they had so many they held them in RFK stadium ( it could have still been called DC stadium back then ) did you see them spit on the troops ? you libs live in a fantasy world, you sit around and make up this kumbaya crap in your head. you have never been out in the real world. I know many many violent 'hippies'

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (33377)	2/26/2013 11:50:28 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

99% of most groups are non-violent. As far as hippies were concerned, their best quality was their laziness.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (33377)	2/26/2013 12:46:53 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 69300

yeah Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn weren't violent they are heros of the left and Obama The Weather Underground had its roots in the SDS, a large student antiwar group with presences on college campuses nationwide. Taking their name from a Bob Dylan lyric (” You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”), the Weathermen were a militant splinter group of the SDS that wanted direct action and preached the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, with the goal of ending global imperialism. They also placed a great deal of emphasis on race and saw themselves as aligned with the Black Panthers and other minority groups. The group sponsored a number of violent events from 1969 until the late 1970s, although some individual members continued violent activity until 1987. Activities The Weather Underground carried out a large number of bombings, usually declared as revenge for specific incidents. They tried to destroy property and not human life, hitting their targets late at night after phoning in threats. Weathermen bombing sites include the following: The US Capitol Building, the Pentagon, The National Guard Building, Bank of America, Golden Gate Park, the Harvard University Center for International Affairs, the MIT Research Center, and many others. They were also responsible for the “Days of Rage” riots in 1969 and for helping Timothy Leary to escape from prison.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (33377)	2/26/2013 12:47:50 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 69300

The Baader-Meinhof Gang AKA: The Red Army Faction, Die Rote Armee Fraktion, RAF Founded in 1970 by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof, and technically operative until 1998, its heyday was the 1970s, particularly 1977, when the frequency and severity of its attacks threatened to paralyze Germany. Dedicated to overthrow of imperialism and global Communism, the RAF was upset at Germany’s support for US involvement in Vietnam. They also noted that many of Germany’s postwar political and industrial leaders had Nazi pasts, and believed the country had been insufficiently de-Nazified after the end of the Second World War. Activities The RAF conducted a number of bombings, with targets that included US military barracks and headquarters, various police stations, and cars and offices of figures such as judges and others. The group also assassinated a number of officials (often in revenge for the death or imprisonment of their own), and participated in deadly police shootouts. Other notable crimes include the Frankfurt department store arsons of 1968 and the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (33377)	2/26/2013 12:48:28 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 69300

The Symbionese Liberation Army AKA: The SLA This small group of self-styled “urban guerillas” achieved national prominence with the 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, daughter of media giant Randolph Hearst. The group’s leader, Donald DeFreeze, wrote, "The name 'symbionese' is taken from the word 'symbiosis' and we define its meaning as a body of dissimilar bodies and organisms living in deep and loving harmony and partnership in the best interest of all within the body.” It is perhaps worth noting that this was (as far as I can tell) the only major example of a truly interracial radical movement during these years. Most members were killed in a fire following a lengthy shootout with the Los Angeles police that was one of the first such events ever to be broadcast live on television. Activities In addition to the Hearst kidnapping, the SLA assassinated school superintendent Marcus Foster and robbed multiple banks. Its most famous episode was the kidnapping, however. Initially the SLA wanted to trade 19-year-old Patty Hearst for 2 SLA members who were in prison. When this proved impossible to negotiate, they bargained to have Hearst set up a 2-million-dollar program to distribute food free to the poor in California for several weeks. However, Patty Hearst decided to stay with the group after being freed, claiming she was joining of her own free will. Later she claimed she had been brainwashed, sexually abused, and was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome, the psychological tendency of a hostage to identify with and even support the kidnapper. Hearst’s case was controversial: Was she a brainwashed victim, or should she be held accountable for her own actions, which included bank robbery?