8. Part of the success of Guthrie is that even people who didn't share his bracing politics felt the need to claim a stake in art.
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19. Folk music is meant to be collectively owned & shared. Guthrie wanted people to use his songs for their own battles.
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20. So reactionary and even commercial appropriation of Guthrie, as perverse as it is, is in keeping with the communal nature of the music
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@HeerJeet You know, I think Woody Guthrie would have love the NFL as what America is all about.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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