It is truthful about the pains of adolescence, but lacks the extra mile that makes Wes Andersons idea of childhood love in ', What Franois Ozon is incredibly talented at addressing however is grief, and the ways in which one deals with it. Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, an avowed socialist, joined the demonstrators gathered at Durkans home who were holding signs, chanting, and demanding she leave CHOP alone or meet protesters demands. Durkans office issued a statement, saying Sawant joined the protests without regard for the safety of the mayor and her family., Mayor Durkan and her family are in the state program to keep their address confidential because of the death threats mostly related to her work as Seattles U.S. Attorney under President Obama, a statement from the mayors office issued Sunday read. Defund the police? On his popular Fox News program, Tucker Carlson noted (8/27/20):Our cities are burning because people in charge have allowed them to burn., The scary thing is the notion that this could all be prelude for something bigger. [31] Released on May 13, 1967, the song was an instant success. She saw the protestors screaming in front of a police headquarters and seemed to believe that if the police went somewhere else, anarchy could transform their suffering into flourishing. He has written/co-written 32 books, e.g., The Unstoppable Jesus Christ, American Amnesia: Is American Paying the Price for Forgetting God?, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Things are a little frosty for Seattles summer of love Mayor Jenny Durkan. Reading the Bulwark and writing checks to The Lincoln Project. [4] A debate about the "threat of the hippie" ensued between Mayor John Lindsay and Police Commissioner Howard R. August Hundreds of people riotedand looted stores in Chicago between August 9 and August 10 after a man was reportedly shot by police. All Rights Reserved. Thats what some protesters and politicians are now saying in the wake of a horrible televised Minneapolis murder by a policeman because some seem to believe that being a cop, any cop, is what really makes you guilty. Occupied Seattle 'Could Have the Summer of Love Oh sure, the President isnt everything and there is plenty that the Congress is responsible for as well. WebSummer of 85. BLM Rioters Charges Dropped after 2020 'Summer of Love In this case, there issome indicationthat the shooting may have been done by CHOP security after they had been alerted that the Jeep the victims were driving was stolen. On Friday, Trump responded to Durkan's 'summer of love" comment: -- Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, it is a Summer of Love. Tracin' shadows of rain down your back, oh-oh. If the rule of law goes down in a nation, what is left? It would be a new Summer of Love, the mayor proclaimed. That applies to nations, as well as to individuals. By The Editorial Board. Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a member? Democracy is a nasty word. Billions of dollars in damage has been done to businesses, including many small businesses. Nevertheless, certain poignant scenes serve as a reminder of Ozons fascination with grief and Alexis with death, steering the film towards heftier concepts. [4] In response, some people in the crowd threw various objects, and 38 arrests ensued. We were in a daze, learnin' each other's shapes. Resistance to lawful authority makes rebellion.. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. This is also another subject that Ozon handles effortlessly: his earlier film. [3][4], Hippies, sometimes called flower children, were an eclectic group. Seattle can and should peacefully demonstrate but should not put families and children at risk., As of 7:45 AM, officers have made 23 arrests in the #CHOP zone for failure to disperse, obstruction, resisting arrest, and assault. Copyright 2023 Silent Cal Productions, LLC. January 6th Violent Terrorist Insurrection and 2020 Must end this Seattle takeover now!. Father sues Seattle over son's 2020 death inside 'CHOP' protest zone: It was not a 'summer of love' Antonio Mays, Jr. was shot and killed inside Seattle's CHOP zone in 2020. What is for Alexis his first passionate love affair with an adult and a glance at what it is to be older clubs, motorbikes, and ignoring his anxious parents who are more preoccupied by his studies than his love life quickly becomes a jealous rage as Davids sexual interest in other people grows clearer. People rightly say that we conservatives cant hang our hats on a single personality, but we see what having a communist sympathizer in the White House can do. [16], College students, high school students, and runaways began streaming into the Haight during the spring break of 1967, John F. Shelley the then-Mayor of San Francisco and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,[3] determined to stop the influx of young people once schools ended for the summer, unwittingly brought additional attention to the scene, and a series of articles in the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle alerted the national media to the hippies' growing numbers. And Seattles top job has had its share of trouble. While shefiled fundraising paperwork to do so back in February, the city has since endured an unprecedented pandemic, months of civil unrest, a deteriorating downtown, and a nasty battle at City Hall over police defunding that resulted in the premature resignation of Chief Carmen Best. James Scurlock, 22, Nebraska: A violent encounter with a white bar owner, Jake Gardner, during a protest in Omaha on May 30 led to the death of 22-year-old Scurlock, On the West Coast, author Ken Kesey, a prior volunteer for a CIA-sponsored LSD experiment, also advocated the use of the drug. Much of the battle is over the police. A politician who encourages violence has crossed the line and forsaken his Constitutional Oath. Yeah, about that. And during the riots, where were the Never Trumpers? The soldiers were with the Armys The Summer of Love, Tracinski wrote, turned murderous about a week ago with two shootings in 48 hours. Democrats in Congress are avoiding debate, but a national mayors group is studying what the best reforms might be, and, one assumes, it will recognize what a tough job they have and the good they do. This post was promoted to the Main Feed by a Ricochet Editor at the. All Rights Reserved. If the officer isnt injured, its only a misdemeanor, per The Daily Wire (8/28/20). What also lacks is a complicity between the characters, a common thread that ties them indefinitely and in turn bounds them to the viewer. It is true at the same time that police unions have wrapped some police with protections that thwart wise administration and, in some instances, leave bad cops on the payroll. OnklP & De Fjerne Slektningene // Kvarteret // ASF | Concerts So much for addressing the problems of police brutality and excessive use of force. Goodbye, Summer of Love. Once considered a forgone conclusion,Durkan danced around questions in recent months about whether she would run again in 2021. If the GOP doesnt advance conservative ideologythen what use is it? 2020 death (w/ D. James Kennedy), and the bestseller, George Washington's Sacred Fire (w/ Peter Lillback) djkm.org @newcombejerry www.jerrynewcombe.com. Go back to Reagan and look at every GOP President (Reagan, Bush, Bush, Trump) and tell me which ones said that they were Pro-Life? We are not exciting a rebellion. The event was announced by the Haight-Ashbury's hippie newspaper, the San Francisco Oracle: A new concept of celebrations beneath the human underground must emerge, become conscious, and be shared, so a revolution can be formed with a renaissance of compassion, awareness, and love, and the revelation of unity for all mankind. Lost your password? The activities in the area were reported almost daily.[27]. When I was a kid, I loved summer and dreaded the fall, returning to school with playtime over. Two teenagers were killed and five people injured, one critically. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As Alexis introduces David as the corpse, it quickly becomes clear that he is attempting to tell the story of Davids death before he goes on trial, helped by his teacher who urges him to write about his experiences. [29] Additionally, media coverage of the Monterey Pop Festival facilitated the Summer of Love as large numbers of hippies traveled to California to hear favorite bands such as The Who, Grateful Dead, the Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Otis Redding, The Byrds, and Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin. We should have a discussion about what terrorism is and what events were acts of terrorism. [36][37][38][39], The Summer of Love attracted a wide range of people of various ages: teenagers and college students drawn by their peers and the allure of joining an alleged cultural utopia; middle-class vacationers; and even partying military personnel from bases within driving distance. But I dont agree. (@SeattlePD) July 1, 2020, Intelligence Brief __________ Replace The Media, Summer of Love over in Seattle? Heres Whats Not Going to Help the Justice Cause, Newsflash! Psychedelic drug use became common. Whatever you sow, that shall you reap. This is why we still get posts about how the Republican Party has to divorce itself from Trump or lose its credibilitywhen the GOP never had any credibilityonly the ideology and the individuals have, or can have, credibility. The Marxists in the streets have turned some parts of America into the wild, wild West. [Chorus] It was the summer of love. While it lasted, CHAZ/CHOP may well have been the murder capital (that is, per capita) of the whole country. Bandet som str bak tyve-ti-tallets strste og kanskje viktigste norske lt, Styggen på ryggen», skal endelig ut på Ken Kesey and Timothy Leary were also reportedly in attendance. Other Voices: Seattles summer of love experiment shows how Hippy culture embraced foreign travel as a means Around this time last summer, hundreds took the to streets in protest of the killing of George Floyd, a time period which some members of the movement ironically dubbed the Summer of Love.. When David places headphones over Alexis ears in the middle of a frenzied club, lulling him to the sound of quieter music, one cannot help but see Vic and her new beau, Mathieu. [36], Chet Helms, Barry Fey and others who were constructing The Family Dog Denver in the summer of 1967 also held a Human Be-In, in Denver's City Park, with the goal of harnessing the Summer of Love vibe to promote Helm's new Family Dog Productions venture, which opened in September, 1967. The cities with the worst crime are the liberal cities that want to handcuff the police. The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 23 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 1,300 times more President Trump on Friday mocked the claim by Seattles mayor that a takeover of parts of the city could lead to a new "summer of love" there -- even after police Two teenagers were killed and five people injured, one critically. Seattles Q-13 News political reporter Brandi Kruse says Durkan was attacked from her left and right political flanks. God is not mocked. Sure, home and business owners felt unsafe and endangered, but Durkan told them to turn their frowns upside down. Raid (Ghostlife Remix) 2. Davids death is symbolical of the death of an era as the dreamy landscapes of the 80s come to an abrupt end, but also of Alexis naivety and youth as he comes to terms with his relationships both with others and himself. 2023 FOX Television Stations, from SAT 6:00 PM PST until SUN 12:00 PM PST, Wenatchee Area, shootings in and around CHOP this past weekend, VIDEO: Kent police search for man who stole car with 2 children inside; children later found unharmed, 'I've been really scared:' Survivor of home invasion sexual assault fighting to keep suspects in jail, Remains found tangled in a fishing line south of Marysville in 1979 identified through DNA, Puyallup police officer arrested for third-degree rape, Bryan Kohberger's Pennsylvania warrants: Experts break down key evidence, Bryan Kohberger lawyer blasts 'grotesquely twisted' media coverage of stabbing that killed 4 Idaho students, Philadelphia Eagles WR Zach Pascal robbed at gunpoint in Maryland, Thurston County man dead after being hit by car in his own driveway, suspect arrested, VIDEO: Distinct red van may have been used in multiple break-ins in Seattle, Edmonds, Investigators: Former Puyallup police officer accused of rape may be linked to other assault, Skin cancer removed from President Biden's chest, Roof collapses during vacant building fire in Lake City, Seattle Police search for suspect who shot someone in the leg in Belltown, Seattle Police search for hit-and-run driver, SPD: 3 kids arrested for threats, stealing a car, having guns. Its True After All! There are some parts of this country that I dont even recognize anymorethat changed this summer. The Haight-Ashbury could not accommodate this influx of people, and the neighborhood scene quickly deteriorated, with overcrowding, homelessness, hunger, drug problems, and crime afflicting the neighborhood. A Look Back at the Summer of Love - AARP Like many other West Coast cities that have not enforced laws on vagrancy, sleeping on the streets, and drug use, Seattle is overrun with people looking for no- or low-cost and responsibility-free housing where they can indulge their drug addictions. [12] Subsequently, after buying an old school bus, painting it with psychedelic graffiti and attracting a group of similarly minded individuals he dubbed the Merry Pranksters, Kesey and his group traveled across the country, often hosting "acid tests" where they would fill a large container with a diluted low dose form of the drug and give out diplomas to those who passed their test.[12]. Because they do not care about republicanism (small r) or our founding principles. (6) 5.4 1 h 35 min 2001 16+. It was on June 8 that the protesters stormed the Bastille and soon, with no holds barred by police maintaining their distance, defaced the Bastille as the streets became trash bins. Resistance to lawful authority makes rebellion.. Americas founders were very concerned about the rule of law. The single is purported to have sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Summer of Love Spoiled by Murder, Robberies, Assaults [26] On more recent events, former Reagan administration advisor Gary Bauer wrote, There is no connection between a man being shot by police and burning down a furniture store or car dealership, ruining the lives of others . Durkan said that she could either do her job or run for her job. They didnt, and so the mayor signed an order telling police to evict them and recover the police headquarters. Cops were pretty well stymied in trying to intervene and rescue vehicles stayed safely away. Why Not Give Em What They Want? [12] This phrase helped shape the entire hippie counterculture, as it voiced the key ideas of 1960s rebellion. In an interview Thursday, prior to the deadly shooting in CHOP, Mayor Durkan acknowledged her poor choice of words.I clearly said that in jest, it probably was not the smart thing to do, she said.But Durkan said she believes critics ignored the totality of her remarks.It was not the best choice of words, but immediately after that, I clarified and qualified it, she said. If the officer isnt injured, its only a misdemeanor, per The Daily Wire (8/28/20). As Alexis introduces David as the corpse, it quickly becomes clear that he is attempting to tell the story of Davids death before he goes on trial, helped by his teacher who urges him to write about his experiences. What America needs more than anything is Jesus, is genuine The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 23 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 1,300 times more costly than those of the Capitol riot. It was an assault on Democracy itself, and the president encouraged it. [33], In Manhattan, near the Greenwich Village neighborhood, during a concert in Tompkins Square Park on Memorial Day of 1967, some police officers asked for the music's volume to be reduced. There are reported to be at least 30 dead in violence14 of them cops. He has written/co-written 31 books, e.g., The Unstoppable Jesus Christ, American Amnesia: Is American Paying the Price for Forgetting God?, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? If the GOP doesnt advance conservative ideologythen what use is it? This is why we still get posts about how the Republican Party has to divorce itself from Trump or lose its credibilitywhen the GOP never had any credibilityonly the ideology and the individuals have, or can have, credibility. [26] Police on Wednesday re-took the East Precinct stationhouse after clearing out the area, making more than 20 arrests, reports said. Beautiful scenery, solid plot even though the alternation between past and present dulls the climax. Joe Biden in Decline: Is It Time for the 25th Amendment? [46][47][48], During the summer of 2007, San Francisco celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love by holding numerous events around the region, culminating on September 2, 2007, when over 150,000 people attended the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love concert, held in Golden Gate Park in Speedway Meadows. One of the arrestees, a 29-year-old man, was in possession of a large metal pipe and kitchen knife when he was taken into custody. In addition, the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new episodes released every day. Notice how they always say an assault on our democracy. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. 1983 by Donnitta Sinclair, whose nineteen-year-old son was shot to death in 2020 in the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone, an area that the Seattle Police the JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION (TM), sorry must be said in a load booming voice with reverb on, happened to the important people. (All of them) How many of them actually worked to further the Pro-Life agenda? The GOP is happy to have any grass roots conservative movement vote for them, but only as long as they know their place (in the back with their mouths shut). Leary. When Alexis dissolves over Davids dead body at the morgue for instance, a scene loosely reminiscent of Ozons earlier film 'Under the Sand', or when the pact the two boys made is finally fulfilled at the cemetery, such trivial matters as seaside escapades and furtive glances over popcorn during a film screening are entirely disregarded. May we truly see Christian love in our countrywhere the command to love our neighbor as ourselves is widely put into practice. In response to this and similar acts, John Adams---a man who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre, on principle---said this: I would ask by what law the Parliament has authority over America? Court Description: Civil Rights. https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-summer-of-love-11607898398. On February 6, 1967, Newsweek printed a four-page four-color "Dropouts on a Mission". I think Orwell put it best All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.. As Summer of 85 opens, our narrator, 16-year-old Alex ( Flix Lefebvre) expresses an interest in death with a capital D.. All Rights Reserved. CHOP: Seattle mayor walks back summer of love comment Journal Editorial google_ad_width = 300; Whatever you sow, that shall you reap. Averting Nuclear Armageddonin October 1962 and Today, Bout Time! Whatever happened in Minneapolis regarding George Floyds death three months ago bears no conceivable connection to 90 days of rioting in Portland, radicals chanting, Death to America, and burning Bibles and American flags in the streets (End of the Day Report, 8/27/20). However, nothing that happened on January 6th matches the hyperbole the left has attached to it. Which is, of course, not to say the riotous aspects of the January 6th protest were good or should be played down. But this vexed the Americans, who as British citizens expected to enjoy their God-given liberties---although on a different continent. Relative newcomers Felix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin are talented actors, but it is in the script that their characters sometimes seem on different wave lengths. SUMMER OF LOVE OVER: Seattle Mayor To Dismantle CHOP Sign up for our free email newsletter, and we'll make sure to keep you in the loop. By the end of summer, many participants had left the scene to join the back-to-the-land movement of the late 1960s, to resume school studies, or simply to "get a job". Why does every communist country call themselves The Democratic Republic of while their counterpart is always called The Republic Of?. Upcoming Events at Gower Street Waterstones! Jenny Durkan isnt running for re-election in November 2021, and the world doesnt mourn. American Communist Angela Davis, who spent time in jail for violent revolutionary activities, once said, Demonstrations are rehearsals for revolution.. It is truthful about the pains of adolescence, but lacks the extra mile that makes Wes Andersons idea of childhood love in 'Moonrise Kingdom' so eccentric, or Luca Guadagninos vision of summer love with a soul mate in 'Call Me By Your Name' so hopeful, so beautiful and exciting, and yet so useless and excruciating. It is the way Davids mother affectionately undresses virtual stranger Alexis in her bathroom amidst his uncomfortable protestations and the way we understand that it is simply a question of different cultures. You must be logged in to post a comment He is planning to reduce the budget of what likely is the country's best big-city police force by $1 billion as he takes 600 plainclothes cops off the streets. No wonder the Bush-Republicans hate it. In Liverpool, the city has staged a 50 Summers of Love festival based on the 50th anniversary of the June 1, 1967, release of the album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by The Beatles.[57]. It is the way Davids mother affectionately undresses virtual stranger Alexis in her bathroom amidst his uncomfortable protestations and the way we understand that it is simply a question of different cultures. Lost in all the mayhem is the Gallup Poll that found that 81 percent of African-Americans do not favor defunding the police. (Two, Reagan and Trump). Not terrorism:* carrying around Nancys podium. Its not dissimilar to how the GOP co-opted the TEA Party in 2010 and then sidelined them as much as possible. California Demanding Leftist Kookiness? It is the way the boys faces contort in the wind as they speed along a country road, or the way they tenderly wipe blood off the corner of each others mouths, possibly the most erotic sequence of the film. Summer of 85 movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert In one of them, a 19-year-old kid who was trying to get These Liberal Dems dont have a clue. The former U.S. attorney-turned mayor appears to be all CHAZd out and announced she The term "dropping out" became popular among many high school and college students, many of whom would abandon their conventional education for a summer of hippie culture. Madvillain Remixes | Abstract Orchestra She famously went on CNN to herald the event as a summer of love. Occupiers took over a police precinct inside the zone but Ms. Durkan did nothing. This is why whenever someone says, vote for someone Trump-like but just not Trump I think, sure, but who else is there? Less than a month after it started, the Summer of Love, it would appear, is over.