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Originally Posted by namako
Last night I went to see Chicago 10, the film about the uprising at the Democratic Convention in the 60s. It was good and I recommend it not only for the captivating subject, but because it was entertaining too.
For those of you who dont remember, a group of people instigated/organized a peace rally in downtown Chicago while the convention was taking place. Thousands of people arrived in Chicago and slept in Lincoln Park after being denied a permit...They were somewhat awful and looked the law in the face and said Fuck You.
Mayor Daley brought in the troops. He gassed them and beat them. He jailed and arrested, and he denied these citizens their right of peaceful protest. He looked them right in the eye and said FUCK YOU.
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somewhat awful???
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- Robert S. McNamara
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