stretching facts to fit the theory





"losing my cool earlier"

OK, fine.    I suppose that means I can't blast you out of the water.   Pity. I had a post all ready.    And the worst name-calling was "scholar".

Interesting you have your own language of vituperation.   "you mope".   I deduce this is not a compliment.

Far be it from me to argue with a "scholar" who has made up his mind.

Nonetheless, once more into the breach, dear friends.

For the n'th time, in "I Sang Dixie" the narrator is mourning the loss of a man dying on an LA street--far from home--probably of alcohol poisoning.    Perhaps you might consider actually listening to the song.

The dying man may or may not be a racist, longing for the good old days of the South (and slavery). This is unclear. He misses the South.   This is clear.   The narrator's view on the Old South is even less clear. He sings "Dixie"--the implication is that he does so to comfort a dying man.   It is not proof positive he longs for the good old days of the Old South.

It is implied that the narrator is also from the South, The dying man tells him to "run back home" but it is not at all clear what the narrator will actually do except mourn the loss of his friend.

Perhaps you are not familiar with the concept of mourning for the loss of a friend.



So sorry this does not fit your theory.   But feel free to make any assumptions you want to squeeze the song into the theory,    Somehow it seems I may not have to give you permission to do so.