On: Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

[Finnucane]

>Every generation needs a Woodstock

A massively failed capitalist project that leaves behind an enormous mess?

[kempbellt → Finnucane]

Yes, actually.

The ability for people to make a mess on occasion, for whatever reason, is an essential freedom to be cherished and fought for.

Every generation needs an act of rebellion. It's a sort of fundamental law of nature, as a right of passage in a way.

[aporetics → Finnucane]

The organizers of Woodstock knew they weren’t going to profit, and they did it anyway.

They also knew that crowd control was going to be a problem; instead of hiring police, they brought in people from a commune who were used to doing crowd control for large peaceful gatherings.

[dehrmann → aporetics]

Then there was Altamont.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert#Security