trump quotes Black activist and former communist at his rallies

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...using the lyrics to slam immigrants
The song was written by Oscar Brown Jr., an African-American activist and musician, PBS reported.

His daughter, Maggie Brown, told PBS she was actually relieved that Trump cited the song to Wilson, adding that she "hated the idea of him using Oscar's words to create such a platform."

"Wait until Republicans find out that he's quoting a former Black nationalist and former communist party member," she said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/cel...munist-party/ar-AAThJtX?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
 
The story is not original with Brown, of course -- it's one of Aesop's fables.

The moral of "Androcles and the Lion" is that "Gratitude is the quality of noble souls." The story of the snake shows the opposite -- of course, he was writing in a culture that regarded snakes as inherently ignoble, and lions as noble. But lions are simply predators and scavengers -- they just look more impressive to us, is all. Both snakes and lions are animals just trying to survive.
 
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