1. Guthrie's message is collectivist. The song talks about the land, which is America, being everyone's land. The song repeats "This land was made for you and me". This means that the land should be shared and that everyone should live together in it as one body and not as individual and separate people. Collectivists share the same views of sharing and togetherness, which is why Woodie's Guthrie's message is collectivist.
2. I find this song to be anti-government. The song says, "Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway." From this I can assume that he is talking about anything that could hold him down and possibly take away his freedom, which government could. He wants nothing to stop him from living free with everyone in this land, which is why I think the song is anti-government.
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