▲ 36 ▼ What are your thoughts on chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"? Is it too provocative or aggressive? (hexbear.net) submitted 2 years ago by Vampire@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DickFuckarelli@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's no more provocative than This Land Is Your Land. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] triplenadir@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) always got weird "manifest destiny" vibes from that song tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago I can see how, but it was a contemporaneous response to Kate Smith's "God Bless America", refuting the idea of manifest destiny - there's a verse about private property that is rarely included in recordings that makes it a lot more clear. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The original Woody Guthrie version is a bit better, the one with the verses that are usually removed because they’re too critical of that manifest destiny myth. Pete Seeger was known for performing this one too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net [B] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: yewtu.be inv.zzls.xyz yt.artemislena.eu piped.video permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) The original version of the song was critical of private property and colonialism, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, they took the private property line out of the version they taught kids in schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] triplenadir@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) always got weird "manifest destiny" vibes from that song tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago I can see how, but it was a contemporaneous response to Kate Smith's "God Bless America", refuting the idea of manifest destiny - there's a verse about private property that is rarely included in recordings that makes it a lot more clear. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The original Woody Guthrie version is a bit better, the one with the verses that are usually removed because they’re too critical of that manifest destiny myth. Pete Seeger was known for performing this one too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net [B] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: yewtu.be inv.zzls.xyz yt.artemislena.eu piped.video permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) The original version of the song was critical of private property and colonialism, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, they took the private property line out of the version they taught kids in schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago I can see how, but it was a contemporaneous response to Kate Smith's "God Bless America", refuting the idea of manifest destiny - there's a verse about private property that is rarely included in recordings that makes it a lot more clear. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The original Woody Guthrie version is a bit better, the one with the verses that are usually removed because they’re too critical of that manifest destiny myth. Pete Seeger was known for performing this one too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net [B] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: yewtu.be inv.zzls.xyz yt.artemislena.eu piped.video permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net [B] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: yewtu.be inv.zzls.xyz yt.artemislena.eu piped.video permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) The original version of the song was critical of private property and colonialism, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, they took the private property line out of the version they taught kids in schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, they took the private property line out of the version they taught kids in schools. permalink fedilink source parent