Hey everyone,
Just watched a pretty amazing documentary called "The Weather Underground." Its about a post-modernist group rebelling and protesting against "the American dream" calling the government out on corruption, support of the Vietnam War, and civil rights. This group was active around the time of the Black Panthers. This group is pretty badass - borderline terrorists if you ask me.....They remind me a lot of the French student protesters, especially their posters and mediums used for advertising their cause. Definitely not romantic revolutionaries by any means, they raised hell, taking adbusters to the extreme.
The documentary features one riot where they smashed all the windows of a local bank, and destroyed a "Bank of America" billboard to say "Ban America." The Weather Underground group branched off the "Students for a Democratic Society" protestors, leading a "declaration of war" against the American government. Known for burning $1 bills, bombings, riots, and holding signs protesting Vietnam with phrases like, "Everyone participates, whether they like it or not."
What really got me going was one of their press conferences that called the late 1960's America out by criticizing those opposed to the civil rights movement and Vietnam war as, "Living your white life, in your white house." Essentially, "bringing the war home."
Anyways, if you are interested, check out Gen X on 10 Regina St. N. http://www.genxvideo.com/
See you tonight.
Steph
Peace.
Steph
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