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displayed a reaction that expressed emotions and reactions proper for the
idealized American citizen. The shock, anger, and latent (or less-than-latent)
desire for retribution fit the national Zeitgeist perfectly, just as it fit the
acceptable conservative parameters of the Redneck scripts in operation. Keith, in
fact, became an anthem-writer for the American troops themselves, as his
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