Word: bustings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Well, you could say, the government had to do what it did, it had to bust us so it could keep functioning. You're right, of course, if you say that, the government did have to arrest us, did have to stay open in spite of a large number of its citizens, and every one of us who went to Washington was prepared to go to jail...
...many ways, the police bust of The Land helped this out. For the first time, there was a sense of urgency, a sense of fear among the Mayday people. For the first time, they had no time for bickering and quarrels: decisions had to be made and plans finalized. The people got together; the police on the periphery looked too real...
...flood, when farming was at a standstill. Mendelssohn points out, however, that far fewer workers would be required when a pyramid was nearing completion. After that, none would be needed until the coming of the next pharaoh. No economy, he argues, could stand the strain of such a boom-bust employment pattern...
Despite yesterday's bust at West Potomac Park, Mayday demonstrators intend to carry out their plans to block traffic entering the city at key bridges and traffic circles...
Although the bust at West Potomac Park has caused considerable disorganization among the Mayday demonstrators, many organizers feel it may actually benefit today's action...