"A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station"
- Abbie Hoffman
About this Quote
In this quote, Abbie Hoffman is explaining the actions of a modern revolutionary group. He states that they are heading towards a tv station, indicating that they are preparing to take some sort of action or make a statement through the media. This might be viewed as a tactical relocation, as tv is a powerful tool for spreading out messages and influencing popular opinion. By targeting the tv station, the revolutionary group is intending to reach a big audience and make their cause known. This quote highlights the significance of media in contemporary society and the role it plays in shaping public discourse and promoting modification.
This quote is written / told by Abbie Hoffman between November 30, 1936 and April 12, 1989. He/she was a famous Activist from USA.
The author also have 19 other quotes.
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"Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone"
"Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols"
"The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and experience, and it's very limited in what it can do logically. It's an existential experience - there and then gone"
"I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens"
"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world"
"I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent"
