Rich Men North of Richmond

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(08-28-2023, 12:15 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I agree it's a nitpick. Like I said, I largely support the message and it's a catchy song too. 

I think the left just associates small, rural towns with republicans nowadays.

It's sad, honestly. The left is supposed to be for the working class (it's literally how the left vs right came to be), so I was a bit frustrated how harshly the left came out against this song. I saw some even say it was confederate apologia because it references Richmond, which was the capital of the confederacy.

Like...okay guys. Or maybe he chose it because it sounds like "Rich men." 

The right certainly did run with it, until he came out and said he didn't like the GOP debate referencing his song because, in his view, that song was about the people on that stage (among others, of course).

Since then, it's been a bit more of a mixed bag response across all sectors. Lefties loved that follow up video, righties hated it. Some right wingers did not appreciate him not falling in line.

In that same video, he doesn't have the signature southern accent from the song, so some have even accused him of faking being a country person for fame and clout. Which I also found interesting. 

I figured it was just code switching. But others feel like he devised some scheme to trick country people into liking him and then, what, he just forgot to use his accent in a video that he pre-recorded and posted onto his Youtube channel? He'd give the game away that quickly?

None of that matters, I'm just rambling now. The point is, this song is fascinating in a lot of ways. From the lyrics, to the politics to the perceived politics to who didn't like it (or him) and why. It's just peak American politics. All wrapped up into a single song.

All of this is why I don't hitch my wagon to the latest viral thing, or the most popular thing.

Too often, especially now, everything has to be black or white and the nuances get ignored and the meaning gets fit into whatever personal agenda people have.

Good post.