Rubio cited the Rolling Stones as evidence of European civilizational genius.

The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters blues song. Their early catalog was almost entirely covers of Black blues artists. Keith Richards said their mission was “to turn other people on to Muddy Waters.”

Without the African diaspora, there is no blues, no jazz, no rock, no R&B, no soul, no funk, no hip hop. There is no salsa — because Afro-Cuban son is the root of salsa.

There is no Rolling Stones.

There is nothing for Rubio to cite.

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