This is a great article. Nice to hear that Woody wasn’t so angry at this country to hate it.
I’m sure we’ve all felt doubts from time to time. And some of us may have acted on our distrust of the establishment, though I doubt we’ll tip over tables. More likely we are to write and/or complain, while not really contesting the fundamental unfairness of our system. We chop away at the branches, instead of the root, to use Thoreau’s quote.
Bottom line is that Guthrie wasn’t afraid. Not of what his actions would do, nor what hardship and deprivations he’d have to endure. This is what made him a hero—not doing some job, but rather volunteering himself, serving his better man, like the good Samaritan. We can all admire the power of his convictions. He earned his folk hero status.
This is a great article. Nice to hear that Woody wasn’t so angry at this country to hate it.
I’m sure we’ve all felt doubts from time to time. And some of us may have acted on our distrust of the establishment, though I doubt we’ll tip over tables. More likely we are to write and/or complain, while not really contesting the fundamental unfairness of our system. We chop away at the branches, instead of the root, to use Thoreau’s quote.
Bottom line is that Guthrie wasn’t afraid. Not of what his actions would do, nor what hardship and deprivations he’d have to endure. This is what made him a hero—not doing some job, but rather volunteering himself, serving his better man, like the good Samaritan. We can all admire the power of his convictions. He earned his folk hero status.