Truth. My grandpa sang sixteen tons all the time and taught me from a young age that the bourgeoisie doesn’t give a fuck about us poor folk and that bootstraps weren’t made to pull yourself up with. He taught me to take every advantage in life that I can get and to never stop fighting for what is right.
He lived an absolutely wild life before settling down with my grandma, so his super leftist ways made sense in a dude his age. I have him and my mom to thank for making me such a radical lefty. I’m actually going to the next no kings with my mom lol
He met one of the first ladies, I can’t remember which one, in passing in a hotel while he was drunk off his ass. He told her the flowers she was holding were ugly. He only later found out he’d insulted a first lady.
He was also banned from entering the state of New York after he pissed in a rich, influential guy’s coat pocket while high as fuck on heroin. Rich dude sent him to PA for rehab instead of having him see jailtime. My grandpa stayed because he met my grandma after leaving the halfway house lol.
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don’t you call me, 'cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company store
You can just replace company store with whatever capitalist institution owns you. 🫠
It’s all one big company store
^(OK, not all, but it’s hard to escape)^
Truth. My grandpa sang sixteen tons all the time and taught me from a young age that the bourgeoisie doesn’t give a fuck about us poor folk and that bootstraps weren’t made to pull yourself up with. He taught me to take every advantage in life that I can get and to never stop fighting for what is right.
He lived an absolutely wild life before settling down with my grandma, so his super leftist ways made sense in a dude his age. I have him and my mom to thank for making me such a radical lefty. I’m actually going to the next no kings with my mom lol
Sounds like a legend
1000%
He met one of the first ladies, I can’t remember which one, in passing in a hotel while he was drunk off his ass. He told her the flowers she was holding were ugly. He only later found out he’d insulted a first lady.
He was also banned from entering the state of New York after he pissed in a rich, influential guy’s coat pocket while high as fuck on heroin. Rich dude sent him to PA for rehab instead of having him see jailtime. My grandpa stayed because he met my grandma after leaving the halfway house lol.
Haha, I wanna hang out with him