On February 4, 1974, 19-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment. An urban guerrilla left-wing group called the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) claimed responsibility for the abduction. (from Wikipedia)“I had been, you know, held in the closet for two months and, you know, abused in all manner of ways. I was very good at doing what I was told.”
“Mom, Dad. I’m OK. I’m with a combat unit that’s armed with automatic weapons. And these people aren’t just a bunch of nuts. They’ve been really honest with me but they’re perfectly willing to die for what they’re doing. And I want to get out of here but the only way I’m going to is if we do it their way.”
“All feminist revolutionaries must support armed struggle and their sister soldiers because we fight to free ourselves. LOVE-POWER-STRUGGLE”
“I have been given the choice of one: being released in a safe area, or two: joining the forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army and fighting for my freedom and the freedom of all oppressed people. I have chosen to stay and fight. ”
“DEATH TO THE FASCIST INSECT THAT PREYS ON THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE”
“Greetings to the people. This is Tania.”