John Brown an American hero

cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/52141463

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SwifferWetjet@thelemmy.club · 9 pts · 34d

Luv John Brown all the homies luv John Brown

killea@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 34d (1 reply)

One of my favorite little solo performances, by David Strathairn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmyswQs6_Bw

TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 34d

Reminds me of one of my favorite passages written by Kurt Vonnegut.

John Brown wears a hangman’s noose for a necktie up in Heaven. I asked him about it, and he said, ‘Where’s yours? Where’s yours?’ His eyes were like glowing coins. ‘Without shedding of blood,’ he said, ‘there is no remission of sin.’

I think the provocation of the "Where’s yours? Where’s yours?" really reflects the writings of John Brown. He always seemed so desperately confused as to how everyone else seemed to be able to turn a blind eye to such a great sin happening in front of them.

PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus · 5 pts · 34d

07 AmeriKKKa

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 34d

The GOAT

Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 34d

I've DMed a few DnD campaigns where the party basically turned into a party of John Browns (as in each PC became a slightly different version of John Brown) and each time it made me beam with joy.