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racism at it's inception was, and at its heart is, based on notions of supremacy and the ability to project that supremacy institutionally and systemically, usually to the detriment of all other peoples,.....this is a perfect example. Intent is everything to me.

Instead of getting out of their cars, walking along with the protestors, and meeting with people they are supposed to "serve and protect", they parade by in their vehicles looking for one person to step out of line or something and blast a song clearly meant to intimidate the protestors. * I do like this song, great to sing very loudly while drunk and back in college, but that wasn't the "party" theme these police officers were intending.

During the 70's, the American Nazi Party was visibly active on Chicago's South Side - primarily in the Marquette Park area. For those who saw The Blue Brothers, you might remember their parody role in the film. That's wasn't really parody - they were real and crazy as loons.

One of their missions during that time was heading up to the northern suburb of Skokie (Rahm's home town IIRC), a predominantly Jewish community. They would get their parade permits, dress up in their khaki's with their swastikas and march through the main part of town. They also brought their boom boxes and blared out German WWII type nationalistic songs for the neighborhood to "enjoy".

Connection? Who knows. Just a memory of growing up that a lot of current Chicago cops probably shared.

USA

Birmingham....where the firehoses and police dogs went wilding on the civil rights marchers.

to Neil Young's Southern Man. Sad history to have.

could understand was "Sweet home, Alabama, Where the skies are blue."

Sigh. It's off my play list now.

like Okie From Muskogee, it is a bit of self parody. Wake up.

I always though this song was satire. I thought the satire aspect was common knowledge. Hm.

. . . murdered Fred Hampton.

lynyrd skynyrd will sue them! Or their Record companies, for broadcasting their song without giving them royalties.

Just read the "Second city cop" blog if you have any doubts.

http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com