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3. Jackson is an idiot if he thinks The Snake was written as an anti-immigration parable

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 03:03 PM

Feb 2020

Does Trump want to use it that way? Sure. But the song was written by a civil rights activist in 1963 and is based on a fable by Aesop (who lived, it is believed between 620 and 564 BCE).

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David Jackson of USA Today claims that "The Snake" by Al Wilson is an anti-immigration parable. [View all] Towlie Feb 2020 OP

The family of Oscar Brown, the songwriter, has sent Trump a C&D letter regarding his use of the WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #1

Trump is the Snake. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #2

Jackson is an idiot if he thinks The Snake was written as an anti-immigration parable onenote Feb 2020 #3

one suspects the basic plot of the snake is actually thousands of years old nt msongs Feb 2020 #4

The scorpion and the toad... lame54 Feb 2020 #5

Yes, and trump is definitely the scorpion. Ilsa Feb 2020 #6

This could be applied to Trump voters Moral Compass Feb 2020 #7

It's an old tale, adapted for the song. Maya Angelou said it well... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #8