“This machine kills fascists” was the slogan Woody Guthrie put on his guitar in 1943. Did Woody kill any fascists? No. Did his guitar kill any fascists? No. Woody was an early virtue signaler. People love Woody because of his music, songs like “This Land Is Your Land,” and of course the unforgettable “Tear the Fascists Down.”
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