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unionworks

(3,574 posts) Sun Feb 26, 2012, 01:20 AM Feb 2012

Just watched "Grapes of Wrath" [View all]

...and saw the tents of Occupy in the tent cities of transient workers. They are the same people. Dealing with the same issues. It was spooky. And tear jerking.

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Just watched "Grapes of Wrath" [View all] unionworks Feb 2012 OP

love that film amerikat Feb 2012 #1

The book is even better, I've read the book three times in the last 50 years. 1620rock Feb 2012 #2

It is a great book. LuvNewcastle Feb 2012 #4

I read recently that Charlie Chaplin was an admirer of John Steinbeck . . . patrice Feb 2012 #3

I have not seen The Grapes of Wrath, but it's on my list. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #5

You might also like Bound for Glory, with one of the Carridines, Woodie Guthrie biopic. patrice Feb 2012 #8

I enjoyed unionworks Feb 2012 #9

I bought a Woodie Guthrie songbook. Now all I need is some way of getting the key right so patrice Feb 2012 #11

This fight for equality, justice and respect is as old as recorded history, at least. Magoo48 Feb 2012 #6

I always try to watch it CanonRay Feb 2012 #7

Lots of stuff we all probably need to re-watch in Movies or Re-Read in Books.. KoKo Feb 2012 #10

So true... Magoo48 Feb 2012 #12