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At the 1968 Democratic National Convention members of the "SDS" (Students for a Democratic Society) and radical "Yippies" (Youth International Party), whose black flag insignia was a green pot leaf overlaying a red star, descended on the Windy City to protest the Vietnam War and other "Pig" activities. There the 15,000 protestors--some of whom carried bags of urine for dispensing on law enforcement--met Mayor Richard Daley and a small army of zealous police officers and Illinois National Guard anxious to demonstrate their version of law and order with tear gas, billy clubs, mace, and other "Gestapo tactics" (according to Connecticut Senator Abraham Ribicoff). It was a bad deal. Hundreds were injured and arrested in the mayhem that ensued. SDS and Yippie leaders were charged with conspiracy and incitement to riot, and became known as the Chicago Seven. The mayor and police also came under heavy criticism, particularly in the media; a number of on-scene reporters were inadvertently beaten to a pulp in the melee. Flash forward 42 years and we see Robb Ziegler and Tom Fredericks of Polywater's Electrical Division descend on the Windy City where they conspired with Rick Sapyta of Becker Sales Co., who is also a leading member of the "SDSIIPP" (Sales Agents for a Democratic Society with Infrastructure Installed with Polywater Products). Their goal was to protest the deployment of inferior competitive products and incite a riotous increase in Polywater sales. Their tactics included forceful-yet-peaceful demonstrations of product superiority at seven Chitown rallying points, described coincidently by Rick as the Chicago Seven. These locations were at the offices of the seven largest industrial and DOT contractors in the area. Reports indicate that, thanks to Rick's excellent strategic trip planning and the might of his righteous message, the Polywater agenda was advanced. The only injuries were to the competition. Yippee! Let's hope this time Rick and our other young industrial activists were able to achieve their goals without any inappropriate dispensing of urine. |
