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What's up with the guy cutting down trees?


Why was the guy repeatedly cutting down trees?

Was he maybe paid by a tree selling place to create new demand for the business?

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Mental illness at that time in black neighborhoods was treated by just ignoring the problem.

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Lol. Guy just tryin make a buck , doin gardening work. Like guy who starts squigee your windshield hoping for a bux.

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Almost seemed like a character out of a David Lynch movie. ;-)

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He was the real star of the movie!

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He’s a metaphor for the precariousness of black life in America. Whatever seeds you plant to make a better life grow, somebody’s always there to try to cut it down.

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