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44. They sound like folks Guthrie sang about
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:10 PM
Aug 2015



Pastures of Plenty
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road
Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled
And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold

I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes
I slept on the ground in the light of the moon
On the edge of the city you'll see us and then
We come with the dust and we go with the wind

California, Arizona, I harvest your crops
Well its North up to Oregon to gather your hops
Dig the beets from your ground, cut the grapes from your vine
To set on your table your light sparkling wine

Green pastures of plenty from dry desert ground
From the Grand Coulee Dam where the waters run down
Every state in the Union us migrants have been
We'll work in this fight and we'll fight till we win

It's always we rambled, that river and I
All along your green valley, I will work till I die
My land I'll defend with my life if it be
Cause my pastures of plenty must always be free

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I had an African American friend years ago who called it white entitlement. Cleita Aug 2015 #1
These words are simply shades of the same idea Generic Other Aug 2015 #4
I agree we need to do more in making others and ourselves more aware of how Cleita Aug 2015 #10
She thinks all who benefit a system Generic Other Aug 2015 #18
"If white entitlement or white privilege isn't a strong enough term, find one that is but not..." JTFrog Aug 2015 #14
I'm still fed up with the word Nazis here who can't tell the difference between a noun and an Cleita Aug 2015 #16
Word nazis indeed. JTFrog Aug 2015 #23
it is deep and it is real Supersedeas Aug 2015 #45
Privilege 1939 Aug 2015 #2
and if you weren't white you were shown the door tk2kewl Aug 2015 #5
I think this is an important point Generic Other Aug 2015 #9
absolutely tk2kewl Aug 2015 #13
I think I got a job once in an all male department because I was a woman and they Cleita Aug 2015 #19
A riff on it still exists. hifiguy Aug 2015 #31
Kudos to you for trying. cheapdate Aug 2015 #3
Thank you. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #6
"How I was raised" Generic Other Aug 2015 #7
Not exactly sure what you're suggesting. cheapdate Aug 2015 #20
You sound very self-aware Generic Other Aug 2015 #26
That's a fine thing. cheapdate Aug 2015 #35
What a wonderful American story! Generic Other Aug 2015 #36
Most people are raised in countries where the dominant culture rules. Igel Aug 2015 #41
White privilege is real, and I see it every day. Maedhros Aug 2015 #8
She experiences it too Generic Other Aug 2015 #11
Well, calling Bernie a "white supremacist" would be like calling Ms. Johnson an "Uncle Tom". Maedhros Aug 2015 #12
Exactly. I don't really excoriate Ms. Johnson for the use of the term. I think she didn't Cleita Aug 2015 #17
I think the point is that no white people are immune Generic Other Aug 2015 #22
White Supremacy as an ethos involves a conscious adoption Maedhros Aug 2015 #24
Unaware of the racism of the police state or refusing to acknowledge? Generic Other Aug 2015 #28
I once served on a jury for a case in which is was patently obvious that the police Maedhros Aug 2015 #33
I too have seen it apnu Aug 2015 #27
i'm a 74 year old white female. not only DesertFlower Aug 2015 #15
Oh, yeah years ago for women, you couldn't be fat or over thirty or too plain looking if you Cleita Aug 2015 #21
my first job was as a receptionist in DesertFlower Aug 2015 #37
The very words "white supremacist" are supercharged ... ananda Aug 2015 #25
Soul searching Generic Other Aug 2015 #29
Don't bother. hifiguy Aug 2015 #30
I would call it institutionalized or societal white supremacy susanr516 Aug 2015 #32
Biracial families understand Generic Other Aug 2015 #34
I consider myself Latina because of my mother but my Cleita Aug 2015 #38
Great post Generic Other Matariki Aug 2015 #39
Thank goodness I'm not a "liberal" or "progressive", delrem Aug 2015 #40
Well that doesn't sound like me! Generic Other Aug 2015 #43
My guess is we're all "mixed race". I self-identify as Cherokee even though I'm only 15/64. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #42
They sound like folks Guthrie sang about Generic Other Aug 2015 #44
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