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From Fiery Revolutionary to Sunshine State Retiree: The THC-Fueled Twilight of the Last of the Chicago 7 (www.politico.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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On the surface, Lee Weiner resembles a quintessentially blissed-out Florida retiree. He’s a deeply tanned 84-year-old Jewish guy who is always wearing flip flops and often smoking pot. His laid-back LinkedIn profile picture shows him smiling shirtless in a hot tub overlooking the ocean, photo evidence of his abiding mission to chill out.

That is, until Weiner leans over to me, a mix of worry and weariness in his eyes. “I believe we are heading for a very difficult and dark time,” he exclaims.

The flowers and the tequila and the ocean breeze all help chill Weiner out, but only to a point. You see, Weiner is the last surviving member of the Chicago Seven — the famed band of anti-war organizers prosecuted for stirring up trouble at the 1968 DNC Convention. Disturbing the peace is in his bones.

Fifty-six years later, elements of that era echo out everywhere. Next week, the Democratic National Convention will return to Chicago. As in 1968, it will do so at a time of intense intraparty conflict, much of it concerning an increasingly unpopular war.

Back then, Democrats nominated Hubert Humphrey, a vice president replacing an unpopular incumbent, Lyndon Johnson, who bowed out late in the calendar. Republicans fielded Richard Nixon, who ran on a platform fusing crime, race and fear. Both candidacies were vigorously opposed by a young, radical protest movement against war, discrimination and restrictive abortion policies. This activism was largely concentrated on college campuses and prominently featured young Jewish leaders railing against their parents’ politics. Oh, and there was a man named Robert F. Kennedy on the ballot. Sound familiar?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

I read the whole article to try to find out what relevance cannabis had to the story.

The answer is: it didn't. The author just decided "this guy was a hippie and he still smokes weed like he did back then" was somehow relevant.

My dad wasn't a hippie, but he used cannabis edibles for a few years before he died after never having used it his entire life to treat pain. On top of that, plenty of Republicans are avid cannabis users.

Why try to divide people on an issue that is widely agreed upon across the political spectrum?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

ACAB then, ACAB now.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago

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