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Hi. New medium for me. First post ever. It’s a thread. (1/16)
Since Wednesday’s awful events I can’t get out of my head the amazing Bob Dylan song “Who Killed Davey Moore.” https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1qakjo
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/who-killed-davey-moore/
(2/16)
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/who-killed-davey-moore/
(2/16)
So the following is a reflection on (and to be sung to the tune of) that song. (3/16)
Who Killed Democracy
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Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be? (4/16)
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Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be? (4/16)
“Not us,” say the thugs who broke the doors
And spilled blood on the Capitol floors.
“We’re here to save the U.S.A.
We’re proud of what we did today
We believe the people we elect (5/16)
And spilled blood on the Capitol floors.
“We’re here to save the U.S.A.
We’re proud of what we did today
We believe the people we elect (5/16)
And everyone that we respect
Who said this was the urgent hour
To stop the leftists seizing power
It wasn’t US that made it fall
No, you can’t blame us at all” (6/16)
Who said this was the urgent hour
To stop the leftists seizing power
It wasn’t US that made it fall
No, you can’t blame us at all” (6/16)
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not us,” say Senators Josh and Ted
“You can’t blame us for what we said
The killings were nothing that we planned
But our constituents demand
That we stand up for what they believe
When you call them racist or naive (7/16)
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not us,” say Senators Josh and Ted
“You can’t blame us for what we said
The killings were nothing that we planned
But our constituents demand
That we stand up for what they believe
When you call them racist or naive (7/16)
You know they still deserve a voice
With primaries I have no choice
It wasn’t us that made it fall
No, you can’t blame us at all” (8/16)
With primaries I have no choice
It wasn’t us that made it fall
No, you can’t blame us at all” (8/16)
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says the prime-time host who lies
To a closet full of old bow ties
“My show is entertainment, see
It’s ‘non-literal commentary’ (9/16)
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says the prime-time host who lies
To a closet full of old bow ties
“My show is entertainment, see
It’s ‘non-literal commentary’ (9/16)
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye
If viewers think I don’t sound right
My ratings tank that very night
My job is to say what they want to hear
I just reflect their honest fear
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (10/16)
My ratings tank that very night
My job is to say what they want to hear
I just reflect their honest fear
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (10/16)
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says Zuck—and Jack Dorsey
“Nothing should be up to me.
It’s not my job to stop the lies
I amplify and monetize (11/16)
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says Zuck—and Jack Dorsey
“Nothing should be up to me.
It’s not my job to stop the lies
I amplify and monetize (11/16)
If I kicked liars off my site
They’d be on Parler by that night
And then where would democracy be?
Plus I face antitrust scrutiny
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (12/16)
They’d be on Parler by that night
And then where would democracy be?
Plus I face antitrust scrutiny
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (12/16)
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says Rupert, on his throne
“Nothing is up to me alone
It’s advertisers who pay me
To show what Americans want to see (13/16)
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says Rupert, on his throne
“Nothing is up to me alone
It’s advertisers who pay me
To show what Americans want to see (13/16)
And if I gave my hosts the axe
I’d lose my viewers to Newsmax
White people have their peccadillos
But all I did was sell my pillows
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (14/16)
I’d lose my viewers to Newsmax
White people have their peccadillos
But all I did was sell my pillows
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all” (14/16)
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says the Iago of Mar-a-Lago,
Not my fault they believed this farrago
Coughlin, Thurmond, Pat Buchanan
I didn’t start this, nor did Steve Bannon
White Americans yearn for a leader like me (15/16)
Why & what could the reason be?
“Not I,” says the Iago of Mar-a-Lago,
Not my fault they believed this farrago
Coughlin, Thurmond, Pat Buchanan
I didn’t start this, nor did Steve Bannon
White Americans yearn for a leader like me (15/16)
The word for that is democracy
If you don’t like that, maybe you
Are the one who’s responsible too
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be? (16/16)
If you don’t like that, maybe you
Are the one who’s responsible too
It wasn’t me that made it fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed democracy?
Why & what could the reason be? (16/16)
