Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North Of Richmond
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When I first came across Oliver Anthony and his music, I was blown away to say the least. He had a whole collection of songs that I could listen to for hour...

This is blowing up on YouTube right now. Probably because of how true it is.

    • couragethebravedog@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure he’s not hating on welfare as a whole, just people who are using it who don’t need it. I know a handful of people who under report earnings just so they can get food stamps and take advantage of other government programs.

      • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I know a handful of people who under report earnings just so they can get food stamps and take advantage of other government programs.

        Good for them. Get that bag.

        • couragethebravedog@lemmy.mlOP
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          1 year ago

          I was trying to figure out why you were such a POS, then I noticed you’re from hexabear. Just gonna block you real quick.

          • Hexagons [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netEnglish
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            1 year ago

            He’s right though, the song is basically saying “life is hard for conservative cishet white men because of the got dang politicians taxing us”, and that’s a fundamentally reactionary view of the world.

            If you want recommendations for good, actually working class country songs, might I recommend Woodie Guthrie? Or Peggy Seeger? They’re a little more on the folk side, but they’re really good.

            • couragethebravedog@lemmy.mlOP
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              1 year ago

              I lean about as far left as you can go and the song resonates with me. I thought the song was a little deeper, talking about how the rich men (I’m assuming politicians) aren’t looking out for people. I feel like saying the song is only about taxes is taking a lot away from it. He talks on important issues like homelessness, male suicide rates, and that no one pays a living wage.

              • betelgeuse [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                1 year ago

                I don’t know why other people are giving you a hard time. I’m about as far left as you can go as well. This is absolutely a far-left song. This is the kind of thing Mao would have played when liquidating landlords or Stalin would have used as a soundtrack to confiscating Kulak farms.

                This is probably the anthem of the far left and I’m glad you, as a fellow far leftist, enjoy it.

              • purahna@lemmygrad.ml
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                1 year ago

                I’m pretty sure he’s not hating on welfare as a whole, just people who are using it who don’t need it

                I lean about as far left as you can go

                you know there are people who think everyone should have welfare, right? And that they’re dramatically to the left of you?

                • couragethebravedog@lemmy.mlOP
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                  1 year ago

                  Oh yes, I’m a major supporter of UBI.

                  Edit: I’m not hating on people who use welfare, earlier I just stated what I thought he meant in his song by the phrase “milking welfare” to mean people who do not currently need it, using it.

    • couragethebravedog@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      And he lives in a camper on that 90 acres, so it’s not like he’s living some extravagant life on his land.

  • king_dead@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I thought lemmy would be free of scumbags like him. Guess not. These phony working class pricks are the worst

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    What’s unfortunate is that he’s a great songwriter and has a fantastic voice. Then he goes and uses those gifts to write a song signaling to the most wretched among us.

    Also, this is blowing up because far-right agitators like Matt Walsh and co. timed a coordinated promotion. The only part that’s “true” is that everything sucks. The real reasons aren’t in the song.