The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
I can&#x27;t help but come back to:<p>A South politician preaches to the poor white man<p>&quot;You got more than blacks, don&#x27;t complain<p>You&#x27;re better than them, you been born with white skin&quot; they explain<p>And the Negro&#x27;s name<p>Is used it is plain<p>For the politician&#x27;s gain<p>As he rises to fame<p>And the poor white remains<p>On the caboose of the train<p>But it ain&#x27;t him to blame<p>He&#x27;s only a pawn in their game.<p>YouTube: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=KY2lQV3ADfc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=KY2lQV3ADfc</a><p>As it seems especially relevant today. It&#x27;s a song about the killing of civil rights activist Medgar Evers by a poor white farmer in the 60&#x27;s. Dylan addresses the civil rights movement in a way that avoids laying the blame squarely at the feet of the angry racist who pulled the trigger, instead placing the blame with politicians who sow hatred, insecurity, fear and division for their own ends and don&#x27;t care what mess they leave behind.<p>When I see Trump rallies today full of angry people complaining their country has been &#x27;taken from them&#x27; I can&#x27;t help but think of that song.