What side are you on? - Democratic Underground

nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:43 PM
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What side are you on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jElUvFSBa30

Watch the video, lower the sound... those pictures are of the Harlan War.

Then listen to Seeger sing it.

The mines, this is what those safety violations are about...

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Buenaventura

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:48 PM
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1. Their banner is a dollar sign

and ours is red with blood

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:50 PM
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2. Red and black, it should be red and black

and May day should be celebrated across the land... oh that brings me to another rant, oh how a day of labor and for labor was stolen from American labor.

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Buenaventura

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:59 PM
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5. rant on!

and on Loyalty Day (q.v.) we must pledge loyalty to our fellow workers!

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Toucano

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:53 PM
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3. Personally, I like the Natalie Merchant version better.

But the historical context is very useful.

Thanks.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Apr-07-10 05:53 PM
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4. I went for the photos

:-)

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Toucano

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:09 PM
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6. Wise choice.

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Toucano

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:13 PM
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7. I also like this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwEMIvDEFy4&feature=PlayList&p=15ED531362D87DAE&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1

"If you stand alone, you're just so much shit to those people."

and

"There ain't but two sides to this world; them that work and them that don't."

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:26 PM
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8. yep that's a good one

thanks

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stray cat

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Wed Apr-07-10 07:12 PM
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9. Bush or the terrorists?

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Lyric

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Wed Apr-07-10 07:20 PM
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10. My favorite coal mining songs:

You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RltP6HsaXbA

Blue Diamond Mines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Pra48qJW0

Dark as a Dungeon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPnDFhc6vI

The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ephmK-pbZJA

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