this week is the 35th anniversary of Chicago Riots

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so what did chicago 68 accomplish for good or for bad.
did it kill humpheries chance as president ?
did it cement a hatred for the police among certain leftists ?
did it change the world or establish a precedent for protest politics ?
is this precedent useful ?

how did it compare to paris 68 ?

― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 18 August 2003 06:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Hatred for the police is inevitable, no specific event needed to cement that. It's sad that police have become the necessary enemy, since they are, in effect, working class too, and not really the ultimate cause of anything. Still, this seems to be the inevitable case everywhere in the world, and it probably has as much to do with what types of people apply for police jobs, as with "I'm just following my orders".

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 18 August 2003 07:03 (twenty-two years ago)

If you feel the word "working class" is out of date here, feel free to use "underpriviledged" instead.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 18 August 2003 07:05 (twenty-two years ago)

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