"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".

@bdp24 yes, clearly the song would be different.  I actually like the song, but then again, I like the movie "Gone With the Wind".  However, both present the South and the Civil War in a problematic light.  All I am arguing is that you should take the song within the context of a decades long movement within the United States to paint the South and the Confederacy in a favorable light and as such downplay the evil at its core.  It's hard for me to comprehend but it's 2023 and a major political party leader wants to teach children that slavery was beneficial to the enslaved.

And in no way am I accusing you of anything but being the world's biggest The Band fan.

Sometimes a song is just a song. Is it really necessary to micro-analyze and dissect every song, movie, book and sitcom to the point where it's branded as evil and no longer here to be enjoyed?

I think that we can learn from history without erasing it. That doesn't seem to be what's happening these days.

It's hard for me to comprehend but it's 2023 and a major political party leader wants to teach children that slavery was beneficial to the enslaved.

+1

Often times the distortion of history is worse than the erasure of history.

@onhwy61 + 1 - Unfortunately, it's no longer hard for me to comprehend....