the short answer:
he is very high up in a secret aristocracy that most people try to pretend isn't real.
this is just conjecture and novelization but may, in fact, be close to the truth.
Abbie Hoffman
love him or hate him?
you should understand that people make bad choices and change.
Contriversial and outragious, he said things that would get much desdain even today.
but he is important.
Understanding him, and those who supported and loved him, will help you understand those who might have their ear on, want to understand, won't be hateful, will listen.
want it to be better
care about other people
an anti hero who reallized what a jerk he'd been and tried to do it better later in life . . .