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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
40. He didn't "turn into" one. That's who he always was
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:21 PM
Jul 2020
Charlie was from a different generation, one who could remember a time before rock & roll, and one who grew up in the thick of institutional racism. Daniels never denied this, recounting to journalist Mark Kemp in 2004 that he “never went to school with a black person one day in my life. My mind was conditioned in such a way that I felt they were an inferior race. That was just the way things were. And the thing about it is, when you’re raised that way, when you’re indoctrinated that way, it’s not even a conscious thing to you. It was a cultural thing.” https://medium.com/@sterlewine/the-souths-gonna-do-it-again-charlie-daniels-the-confederacy-and-the-rise-of-the-new-south-in-ebbce1059d51
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Charlie Daniels is dead. [View all] Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 OP
I'll say it bigtree Jul 2020 #1
I was inspired by a lot of fiddle players texasfiddler Jul 2020 #2
Right now, down in hell MurrayDelph Jul 2020 #50
He will be missed Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #3
RIP Charlie Daniels. dware Jul 2020 #4
Being a screaming homophobic racist isn't somebody's "politics." Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #25
Whatever. dware Jul 2020 #34
Apparently Bob Dylan liked his music too. cwydro Jul 2020 #56
Everyone can't split the baby like that StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #38
was he a bigot? Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author dware Jul 2020 #33
Politics...lol. nt USALiberal Jul 2020 #52
Bye Felicia...nt SidDithers Jul 2020 #5
One less Trump vote. CanonRay Jul 2020 #6
Right! Plus Neil got his US citizenship! jcgoldie Jul 2020 #11
Neil 2naSalit Jul 2020 #19
Neil Young. jcgoldie Jul 2020 #22
Thanks. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #23
The Devil finally gets his due Zambero Jul 2020 #7
His early music was good, and he was a good musician (played on Dylan albums, etc.). n/t blitzen Jul 2020 #8
Later in life Charlie Daniels was the result of right wing media consumption. tenderfoot Jul 2020 #9
1988 Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #28
Ummm played a fundraiser for Jimmy Carter... voted for him twice... tenderfoot Jul 2020 #31
That was a blip StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #47
I just learned this too... tenderfoot Jul 2020 #49
Oh? You knew him well then? Tipperary Jul 2020 #51
He was like that long before "later in life." StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #39
This fiddler will not miss that fiddler. yonder Jul 2020 #10
+1. Hoyt Jul 2020 #16
Same here texasfiddler Jul 2020 #17
One less confederate flag defender tishaLA Jul 2020 #12
Ray Wylie Hubbard to the Devil: "I thought your solo was the better of the two"... blitzen Jul 2020 #13
Hated his politics, but love his music liberaltrucker Jul 2020 #14
Being a screaming homophobic racist isn't somebody's "politics." Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #30
too bad he turned into such a right-wing butt-munch in later life KG Jul 2020 #15
He ALWAYS was one, it was simply excused. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #29
He didn't "turn into" one. That's who he always was StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #40
. Laelth Jul 2020 #18
He had a child and wife. I am sorry for his families loss. irisblue Jul 2020 #20
Thank you for a decent post. Tipperary Jul 2020 #24
Yeah, dware Jul 2020 #36
It is good that we have those so much wiser here to show us how we should think, is it not? Tipperary Jul 2020 #55
Pointing out that Charlie Daniels was a racist isn't "grave-dancing" StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #41
There's a vast ground between demonizing and lionizing, Hortensis Jul 2020 #42
I'm basing my opinion of him not on a post or a tweet StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #45
And I'm not talking about him at all. I'm talking about Hortensis Jul 2020 #48
I so value your insight. Tipperary Jul 2020 #53
I can enjoy one's creations and ignore that creator's personal failings? Brainfodder Jul 2020 #21
Racism isn't a "personal failing." StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author shanti Jul 2020 #26
Good thing he won that contest. nt prodigitalson Jul 2020 #27
Finally lost that fiddle duel. NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #35
one of his last tweets........... Takket Jul 2020 #37
But you are, Charlie. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #43
"Benghazi ain't going away". Maybe Charlie's final thoughts could oasis Jul 2020 #44
Him: "in the future Darwinism will be looked upon as we now look upon the flat earth theory" USALiberal Jul 2020 #54
Shitty man made shitty music. Goodheart Jul 2020 #57
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