. . . twenty-two YAF members occupied the headquarters of the Resistance, an antiwar group in Boston. Inside, eight members of the Resistance "reacted violently to the liberation. One member called the Black Panthers, constantly harassed the press . . . and, in a final rage, stomped on the California grapes brought by the YAF as a snack."(From Gregory Schneider's Cadres for Conservatism: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of the Contemporary Right.)
On a related note, here's a business proposal I've been considering: A student protest-themed amusement park where teenaged revolutionaries can spend a week reenacting the Spirit of '68 without bothering the rest of us. We'd have professional reenactors, like Colonial Williamsburg, who could play administration officials. (Is Fred Thompson available? He'd be great casting.) Perhaps the land could be eminent-domained in "blighted" Manhattanville, in true university style?
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Semi-relatedly, I've often thought that a fun inner-city business model might involve "reality" tours mainly aimed at Japanese tourists, where participants are taken on bus tours through the worst parts of American cities (unfortunately Mott Haven is hip now). Near the close of the trip, the bus is suddenly robbed by inner-city types and the Japanese surrender all the money in their wallets. They keep their cameras and get to take pictures being robbed providing them with the most authentic trip possible to America and eternally earning them status among friends and associates. Non-zero sum economics! The street folks keep the money and the Japanese are monitored before they depart to ensure sufficient on person cash reserves. Optional add-ons include an armed stroll to the ATM or a mimed comedy of cultural misapprehension captured on DV and mailed instantly to selected email addresses.
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