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It has happened before
While our immediate world seems to have been turned upside down in the space of a couple of nauseating weeks, I am reading a book about the Constitution. Yes, this is one of those “I’m reading a book” posts. Can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Government, Guns in the U.S. of A., Jan 6, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Politics, Pro choice, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged 19th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Jennings Randolph, John W Kowal, Mary Martin, SCOTUS, South Pacific, the New Deal, The People's Constitution, Wilfred U Codrington III
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“You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught”
A night or so ago, I was humming myself to sleep with a medley of songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s towering, magnificant musical, South Pacific. So today, instead of putting on a rock-pop-folk CD to get me into writing about … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Lincoln Center, Oscar Hammerstein II, racism in South Pacific, Richard Rodgers, South Pacific, You've Got To Be Carefully Taught
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“You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” racism
You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear You’ve got to be taught from year to year It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear You’ve got to be carefully taught You’ve got to be taught to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Oscar Hammerstein, racism, South Pacific
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