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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...emacists-to-get-Johnny-s-name-out-their-mouth
Rosanne Cash is the eldest daughter of American legend Johnny Cash. After receiving some information that her late father’s memorabilia was showing up in images circulating around the Charlottesville KKK riot, she wanted to make things very clear—Johnny Cash had zero time for white supremacist bull****. Taking to her Facebook account,
Being such a huge Cash fan, seeing that alone would make me want to kick some gonads.Johnny Cash was a man whose heart beat with the rhythm of love and social justice. He received humanitarian awards from, among others, the Jewish National Fund, B’nai Brith, and the United Nations. He championed the rights of Native Americans, protested the war in Vietnam, was a voice for the poor, the struggling and the disenfranchised, and an advocate for the rights of prisoners. Along with our sister Rosanne, he was on the advisory board of an organization solely devoted to preventing gun violence among children. His pacifism and inclusive patriotism were two of his most defining characteristics. He would be horrified at even a casual use of his name or image for an idea or a cause founded in persecution and hatred. The white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville are poison in our society, and an insult to every American hero who wore a uniform to fight the Nazis in WWII. Several men in the extended Cash family were among those who served with honor.
Our dad told each of us, over and over throughout our lives, ‘Children, you can choose love or hate. I choose love.’