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Woodie was one of the first in our labor struggle. He fought as a populist through music. It was sad that he died so young from Parkinson’s disease, which is understood by few people, because it is rare. He is blessed by his children, still going strong. Old video, easily obtained, of Woody. I am no expert,but I know he is the real deal when it comes to progressive politics.
And Neil Young’s take on it, precious in its own way
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Wouldn’t all of our laptops be better with that sticker on it?
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His contribution to our democratic culture is immeasurable.
My son’s college history professor showed the class a Crash Course History video by John Green (1). My son laughed when he saw the “This Machine Kills Fascists” sticker on Green’s computer.
His professor asked what was funny. My son told him that it was a reference to Woody Guthrie’s guitar. At first, the professor didn’t believe him, but my son showed him a picture of Guthrie with the famous guitar. The professor thanked my son for teaching him something that day.
My son got an “A” for class participation.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch v=6bMq9Ek6jnA&index=37&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
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Woody was a lot less of a pacifist than Pete Seeger–see the label on his guitar. On a documentary about him someone–it may have been Lee Hayes, later of the Weavers–related that when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Woody showed up at the door and said, “Well, I guess we won’t be singing any more peace songs.”
I heard an interview with his daughter who said that she and Arlo went to a progressive school in New York City after the war. On the first day of school, all of the kids got up and sang “This Land is Your Land,” which they seem to have done every morning. Except that Woody’s kids didn’t know the song very well (maybe at all); they never sang it at home.
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Arlo Guthrie is a Republican.
Guthrie was no tragic figure.
Utter rubbish; link, or play your games elsewhere.
no, it’s actually true. his logic, he said, was we need two legitimate political parties, and the only hope of bringing the republicans back to sanity was from the inside. i remember the interview with him, i believe it was 2007.