Rich Men North of Richmond

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many people want to deny a man's lived experience. You need to hear and understand his voice. And maybe you'll reveal something about your own biases.

I totally understand his experience. Being hard working and poor is the experience shared by both left and right. Poor people should unite and overthrow the rich and ruling class, be it democratic or republican. It is a false narrative that this anger only comes from the right, against the left.

The song isn’t about his experiences. It’s about stereotypes and imaginary grievances. No rich men from the North or welfare queens persecuted this guy. He’s a simple small-town Virginia guy who has lived the simple small-town life he chose for himself. The song is popular because millions of people want to believe that they are being persecuted if the whole world isn’t kissing their asses every day. They actually have fewer obstacles in life than at any time in history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many people want to deny a man's lived experience. You need to hear and understand his voice. And maybe you'll reveal something about your own biases.

I totally understand his experience. Being hard working and poor is the experience shared by both left and right. Poor people should unite and overthrow the rich and ruling class, be it democratic or republican. It is a false narrative that this anger only comes from the right, against the left.

The song isn’t about his experiences. It’s about stereotypes and imaginary grievances. No rich men from the North or welfare queens persecuted this guy. He’s a simple small-town Virginia guy who has lived the simple small-town life he chose for himself. The song is popular because millions of people want to believe that they are being persecuted if the whole world isn’t kissing their asses every day. They actually have fewer obstacles in life than at any time in history.

You really don't have a clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

No it's not, MAGA idiot.

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/

Your link actually shows that it is at #1.

And, just to prove pp's point.....

[Anonymous]

He didn’t intend it to send a divisive message, in fact, the opposite. He’s apolitical, thinks the media is divisive, wants people to see what’s common between them. It will be unfortunate if it’s used as a political tool. That isn’t his intention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNqvfMrYdNo

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand what the fk this song is supposed to protest.

Is he mad that obese “welfare queens” abuse disability benefits.

Is he advocating for less worker protections and is anti-union?

I agree it seems like some singer with a unique voice, but a poor grasp of economics and capitalism, is railing against things he doesn’t really understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

Except Biden has a qualified administration and has taken proactive measures to lower inflation. Trump would not have done as well. Trump also spent a fkton of money while president.

[Anonymous]

So he hates gubmint programs. Does that include:

- oil & gas subsidies
- farm subsidies (including for junk food ingredients)
- local tax breaks for billionaire NFL owners
- carried interest credit for hedge fund managers?

Nope, never mentions that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

Except Biden has a qualified administration and has taken proactive measures to lower inflation. Trump would not have done as well. Trump also spent a fkton of money while president.

Biden is divisive and has an inept administration. The Afghanistan withdrawal was one of the first indications of how bad they really are.
The economy was humming under Trump until Covid hit. You cannot argue with that. It was Biden's ridiculous spending to pander to his constituents that caused the inflation we are STILL suffering from today. There is a reason Biden is underwater when it comes to polling on everything - but especially the economy. He can tout "Bidenomics" as something good, but he cannot fool the American people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many people want to deny a man's lived experience. You need to hear and understand his voice. And maybe you'll reveal something about your own biases.

I totally understand his experience. Being hard working and poor is the experience shared by both left and right. Poor people should unite and overthrow the rich and ruling class, be it democratic or republican. It is a false narrative that this anger only comes from the right, against the left.

The song isn’t about his experiences. It’s about stereotypes and imaginary grievances. No rich men from the North or welfare queens persecuted this guy. He’s a simple small-town Virginia guy who has lived the simple small-town life he chose for himself. The song is popular because millions of people want to believe that they are being persecuted if the whole world isn’t kissing their asses every day. They actually have fewer obstacles in life than at any time in history.

Based on your assessment of his situation, it seems that you think life is about choices. Do you apply that line of thinking to everyone's circumstances or just certain groups of people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

Except Biden has a qualified administration and has taken proactive measures to lower inflation. Trump would not have done as well. Trump also spent a fkton of money while president.

Qualified administration? To battle inflation, rates are being hiked on a regular basis, and the Federales are spending money like it is going out of style.

The logical thing to do would be to hold back on government spending right now, not to increase it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

No it's not, MAGA idiot.

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/

Your link actually shows that it is at #1.

And, just to prove pp's point.....

The poster to whom you were responding was too busy name-calling ("MAGA idiot") to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand what the fk this song is supposed to protest.

Is he mad that obese “welfare queens” abuse disability benefits.

Is he advocating for less worker protections and is anti-union?

I agree it seems like some singer with a unique voice, but a poor grasp of economics and capitalism, is railing against things he doesn’t really understand.

It seems like he is asserting that “rich men” who are situated geographically north of a place called Richmond are essentially out of touch.

[Anonymous]

This song is like a Rorschach test. People are hearing what they want to hear.

I happen to like it. Interesting voice. The song feels authentic unlike 99 percent of the country coming out of Nashville. The singer is giving voice to some of the frustrations non-college educated small town Americans feel about life today. Is it an accurate assessment of contemporary economic and political realities? No. But so what. There are tons of hip hop and rock songs that make people feel something vaguely political. This is like the redneck version of Fight the Power or Killing in the Name. You might be offended or appalled by the lyrics but it's resonating with a huge swath of Americans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This song is like a Rorschach test. People are hearing what they want to hear.

I happen to like it. Interesting voice. The song feels authentic unlike 99 percent of the country coming out of Nashville. The singer is giving voice to some of the frustrations non-college educated small town Americans feel about life today. Is it an accurate assessment of contemporary economic and political realities? No. But so what. There are tons of hip hop and rock songs that make people feel something vaguely political. This is like the redneck version of Fight the Power or Killing in the Name. You might be offended or appalled by the lyrics but it's resonating with a huge swath of Americans

+1 excellent assessment!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the song is more of a negative reflection on Biden and the extreme inflation that we are having.
People and families are struggling.

If the economy was good Anthony would not have written the song nor would it have had the large support it is getting.

It is now Billboard #1.

Except Biden has a qualified administration and has taken proactive measures to lower inflation. Trump would not have done as well. Trump also spent a fkton of money while president.

Biden is divisive and has an inept administration. The Afghanistan withdrawal was one of the first indications of how bad they really are.
The economy was humming under Trump until Covid hit. You cannot argue with that. It was Biden's ridiculous spending to pander to his constituents that caused the inflation we are STILL suffering from today. There is a reason Biden is underwater when it comes to polling on everything - but especially the economy. He can tout "Bidenomics" as something good, but he cannot fool the American people.

The economy is humming now. Stock market is high. The world has a competent leader it can turn to instead of dumbfck Trump who cozied up to dictators. Do I like the woke pandering this admin does all the time? No one some things like it’s choice of progressive USAO district attorneys in DC, but I can live with that because I don’t bave the constant stress of an insane, omnipresent “unhinged father” type figure on the TV drawing in the weather or lashing out at a disabled reporter or insulting Megan Rapinoe the way Trump did when he was president.

He is a corrupt piece of sht. I’m sorry you can’t grasp that. He wanted to dismantle environmental protections. I’m wealthy so I agreed with like 50% of his financial policies. Also, they weren’t even his. He was a useful idiot for the Republican Congress to push through tax cuts. He was an idiotic rubber stamp. Yet you revere this guy because you are in a cult and can’t see the emperor has no clothes.