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Repressed Violence

This may explain why the less
lawful or rational modes of demonstration
were used to redress
when other, more acceptable
methods failed. But most
importantly, the constant procession
of causes, and the phenomenal
solidarity that SDS members
displayed for every cause,
which was supposed to
be and allow individual
choice, suggested confusion
the specific "" was
the act of protest
was to these
students. They did not care
much the of con-
as they enjoyed the
them. And, in fact, of the
SDS members were to -
of re-
. One member
me so he
in he
in a . -
-

the

system of
and government. Any they
was and
and any
was just -
to -
.

Thus for some in SDS, the -
activity they
in was . Although these
to find the
issue which would lead to a major
disorder, they had failed at every
turn. Yet, the cause they were
looking for lay before them
through the existence of SDS.