No. Far too simplistic a notion to ascribe to Hoffman. He was in fact an advocate of “participatory democracy” - meaning, he advocating decentralizing gov’t into very local organs in which all people have a real say. That’s the antithesis of communism!
Moreover he called for the legalizations of narcotics/drugs.
So? So have prominent right wing conservatives like William F. Buckley Jr…
The Nixon Administration codified the prohibitions against drugs by classifying them as FDA controlled substances effectively putting all regulations under the executive branch, effectively taking the issue out of congress’ hands and completely making all drugs unavailable - even for those that used them under useful, medicinal circumstances (i.e. ecstasy, LSD for psychoanalytic therapies, and marijuana to ease pain of the terminally ill).
He did this largely to undercut the “counterculture,” but in doing so, he made US drug laws wholly inflexible and unadaptable and has ultimately made things worse I think by filling prisons full of minor offenders while not dealing with the circumstances that foster addiction…
Besides he was psyhically ill. He treated from the maniacal depression in last period of his life ( the legitime resault of drugs;)
Possibly. But there have been many that used drugs that weren’t affected or scared in any significant way.
Also, you’re falling into the trap of the stereotype, that is, thinking that everyone was a “hippie” in the 60s. There is a difference between self-indulgent hippies that lacked direction, were merely hedonistic, and virtually apolitical in their world views as they were merely seeking the “ecstatic experience.”
Hoffman was a politically conscious Yippee…
Really he was an anti-imperialist and anti-zionist?
But the Zionism is the supporting of creation of Israel ( according the jewish determination)
So could you find at least ONE his phrase when he deny the creation of Isreal?
I think Sandstorm has covered this. What would be the point anyways? Israel was already created. I think advocating what you are saying would imply dissolution of Israel, feeding into the stated goals of genocidal Arab propaganda at the time of “driving the Jews into the sea.”