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42. Speaking of the lost cause mythos

Sat May 2, 2026, 07:19 PM

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it has a relatively recent expression in that appalling piece of schmaltz 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'. I can't understand how a fine liberal like Joan Baez could have touched this with a forty foot bargepole.

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