Like every coin, there were two sides to Woody Guthrie---probably more depending on his mental state at any given time.

He was a pacifist who had a violent streak when the situation seemed to necessitate that. He was the one who wrote peace-full songs, and he was the man who would pull the trigger on the gun that killed EAST TEXAS RED when tha latter dumped the life-giving sustenance (the stew) of the down and out hobos in that jungle camp.

Woody would've evaluated the situation the best he could, and then he would act accordingly. That is pretty much what I would do. And I do suspect it is pretty much what all of you would do. And our decisions---our actions---would would be all over the map----just like our so-called solutions to this crisis are all over the may here in the myriad Mudcat threads.

In keeping with my own personal outlook on this life I'm in, for 25 years the top of my banjo proclaimed in large letters (ala Woody---but mostly just me)----

THIS MACHINE KILLS TIME

art thieme