MS Flag Under Debate Due To Confederate Iconography

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I see what you mean, but it’s chicken and egg – which came first?
Leaders lead; demagogues exploit.

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In Mississippi, the leaders are the demagogues.
And vice versa.

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Myself.

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One of his best.

And his riff, “Here’s to the State of Richard Nixon,” was also good.

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I guess that they don’t call me Danny Dorko for nothin’. Believe it or not, but, I had never heard that song before. It’s beautiful! Unfortunately, it also appears to be timeless. But let’s hope not.

Thanks for sharing it with me.

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Not hard to believe. Most people have probably only heard There but for Fortune and Draft Dodger Rag. I still tear up when I think of what we’ve lost. Phil Ochs was a treasure.

Here’re two more you may or may not have heard, but I love them:

Too Many Martyrs

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ETA: Phil Ochs’s music is timeless.

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Think it was Clive James who said of Jane Fonda that he believed in most of the things she did, and before she did, but when he found they had a common belief, he immediately reevaluated its validity.

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Now you’ve gone and done it. :cry::sob::broken_heart:

Thanks.

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You’re not alone.

And here’s a friend’s version:

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Your friend is one hell of a songwriter his own self:

A favorite song from a favorite album.

And again.

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You just like to argue pointlessly don’t you? I didn’t frame story as you state.

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Your failure to get the point does not mean there was pointlessly arguing.

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I got your point. However, your point did not relate to my comment. I’m done.

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Have we reached that great and glorious day with Trump??? Sure looks like it.

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Yea, verily. Mencken was prescient if nothing else.