Now This Is a Real Protest
Posted by Christine Borden on Friday, August 10, 2007 08:16 pm

Filmed in the spring of 1970, this featured YouTube clip follows a “typical” protest of the time. None of this nansy-pansy nudie stuff. This is teargas and cars/flags on fire.

During 1970, President Nixon was dealing with Vietnam. Governor Reagan had major issues with UC Berkeley at this time, saying that he would “clean up the mess at Berkeley.” Apparently, the cleaning-up process involved constant police presence and an even angrier student body.

Makes you wonder why the Berkeley College Republicans like to celebrate Reagan’s birthday on Sproul. We’ll never understand that logic.

1970 Berkeley Riots - My First Quarter at Berkeley [YouTube]

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Comments:
A Quinio said:
Aug 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm

What is there to wonder about? Berkeley College Republicans don’t like riots, angry protests, cars flipped upside down, or the American flag getting burned, so we appreciate Reagan’s attempts to stop these things. Sounds like the clog needs more conservative friends. Then you might actually understand the logic.



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