I disagree. Why? Because none of the people angry at Small Town are actually angry at Small Town. They've never heard it. They've never even read the lyrics. They're just happy to be part of a bandwagon. It's pretend outrage at something they've never actually encountered, even secondhand.
Unless CNN tells them to be mad about something, they'll never care.
Tribalism. Leftists pretend to hate "bigots" because bigots are exclusionary and tribalist, but leftists have their own tribes that they will happily commit atrocities for. I'm not exaggerating when I say atrocities. See how leftists reacted to people suspicious of the jab.
There was a minor controversy over that song a few years back. A GOP congressman quoted the lyrics "find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree" (he didn't know that they came from a Toby Keith song apparently) when he was talking about crime and the left accused him of calling for lynchings.
It's also worth noting that Toby Keith got targeted by the Dixie Whores over Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue back in 2003. Fortunately there wasn't an online mob of danger hairs looking to lynch him back then, but I regard that as one of the first prototypes of an SJW attack.
I disagree. Why? Because none of the people angry at Small Town are actually angry at Small Town. They've never heard it. They've never even read the lyrics. They're just happy to be part of a bandwagon. It's pretend outrage at something they've never actually encountered, even secondhand.
Unless CNN tells them to be mad about something, they'll never care.
Tribalism. Leftists pretend to hate "bigots" because bigots are exclusionary and tribalist, but leftists have their own tribes that they will happily commit atrocities for. I'm not exaggerating when I say atrocities. See how leftists reacted to people suspicious of the jab.
Honestly to the people who are outraged at this song I would love to ask them why they weren’t this outraged at the violence of Antifa or blm thugs.
Cocaine Blues by Johnny Cash would outrage modern crowds (I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down)
True. I’m naive I guess expecting them to have any semblance of consistency
They have consistency in their actions -- just not in their claimed "principles."
Ever heard the saying, "The only standards the Left have are double standards"?
There was a minor controversy over that song a few years back. A GOP congressman quoted the lyrics "find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree" (he didn't know that they came from a Toby Keith song apparently) when he was talking about crime and the left accused him of calling for lynchings.
It's also worth noting that Toby Keith got targeted by the Dixie Whores over Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue back in 2003. Fortunately there wasn't an online mob of danger hairs looking to lynch him back then, but I regard that as one of the first prototypes of an SJW attack.
The Dixie Whores rebranded themselves as just "The Chicks" years ago -- I only mention this because its fitting.
They fucked with their own brand because of their white guilt and... no one gives a fuck.
Lol it used to be my ring tone
It's gone from 2 Million to 9 Million Plays in about 3 days on Spotify. Streisand effect would account for a lot of that.
Ppl kinda did.
But Willie doesn't stray so far from the orthodoxy as to not be able to do whatever he wants. He can.
Toby Keith and Willie Nelson are from the same ethnic background. They can say whatever they wish with impunity.
Charlie Daniels "Simple Man" is another good example of this type of song.