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
      1·
      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
        01·
        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
          1·
          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
            01·
            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
              1·
              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
                01·
                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.

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

                  Edit: Also, any thoughts on why everyone from hexabear so confrontational ?

                  Simply pointing out that the song you’ve posted is based on nonsense is not “confrontational”