The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #122570   Message #2690342
Posted By: Amos
30-Jul-09 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: Us and Them: folk music and political persuasion
Subject: RE: Us and Them
I think there is such a thing as a true We, which is the fundamental madcap dance that sweeps us all up, no matter which corner of the ballroom; and then, there is an endless roster of pseudo-groups, false groups, and artificial categories provided by others in an effort to keep life under control. The two versions of "We" are very different; one derives its existence from natural affinities and co-existence. The other depends for its being on a "Them" to resist, usually.

There is no "they" there.
E.C. Jessup, 1975