Category: State of Things
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If you’re worried, try protest music.
I’ve been through enough to know that you cannot make it through life without conflict..maybe no violence is possible.. but you’re going to step on someone’s toes.
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What smart people get wrong.
We are cruising toward a clash, not a peaceful resolution.
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A concept protest Djembe Funk whole album is in the works.
Even if it’s windy, I’m playing protest songs.
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“I refuse.”
Learn to say no to tyranny. It’s very possible if you don’t, no one will.
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But don’t forget..
Today we visit the RNC 2024. I feel it has taught us a lot about what to remember and what to forget. We got that wrong, by the way.
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Revenge is a white luxury. Don’t fall for it.
I didn’t like this movie. But I did like the imagery of the band playing on the sinking ship.
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When they say “shut up and play,” tell them to shut up and listen.
Jack Casady knows what being a protest musician is like. I have his signature bass. It helps me fight fascism. Sadie hates fascists too.
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What’s all this “leader” talk?
Castro was a leader for practically my whole life. He’d have been a billionaire with that kind of go getter mentality in the States.
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Now is the time.
News in the US has me thinking about protest. If you ever needed a nudge, I am nudging.
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Let’s talk about guns (among other things).
Guns come up a lot. They came up today in an article from a Tennessee newspaper. I talk about how I see that little issue.