*Steal this book* is not by "by" Abbie Hoffman. It's by Emmett Grogan. Abbie stole the manuscript from him. Emmett describes this in *Ringolevio*, a much better book.
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*Steal this book* is not by "by" Abbie Hoffman. It's by Emmett Grogan. Abbie stole the manuscript from him. Emmett describes this in *Ringolevio*, a much better book. 4 comments
Many people do not. I knew Abbie personally. He was a relentless self-promoter, plagiarist, and manipulator. He set out to build a cult of personality and he succeeded. Cults of personality are counter-revolutionary. This is why anarchists rejected Platformism back in the day. They feared Makhno becoming a new Bonaparte. Dylan said it best, "Don't follow leaders . . ." @LevZadov @Impossible_PhD Still, the information within the book could be useful. |
@LevZadov @Impossible_PhD Interesting! I never knew that.