Rich Men North of Richmond

Astroturfed Qanon folk music. I was wondering who would be the first to drop this here.

 

To me the title itself evokes the Civil War. Richmond was of course the capital of what? The song might just as well be called Rich Men North of the Mason-Dixon Line. But of course that loses the play on "rich."

 

Did a TH poster write these lyrics:

 

I believe the title refers to DC

 

Gonna guess this song is being co-opted by the Right, and the ire is towards those damn Libbies instead of Capitalists..

 

Of course.

 

I got this here little ditty for ya'll, its called "Tax Cuts Create Growth, Repeal the Estate Tax"

 

Saw it for the first time last night after seeing headlines about it for a couple days. Actually came across the vid while checking out some Jelly Roll vids. If it hadn’t popped up I wouldn’t have gone looking for it. Listened several times just to digest it fully. I know nothing about the guy except that one video. The song doesn’t seem to be racist or far right to me at all. Just a good protest anthem against corrupt and uncaring elected chumps and recognizing the small Man’s struggle. YouTube also threw up a bunch of bloggers posts about it including lots of Black folk that really praised it.

 

It’s no longer right vs left but rather establishment vs non-establishment and blue bloods vs Taco Bell …

Christianity Today Takes Its Shot at Oliver Anthony and 'Rich Men North of Richmond'

 

What's more establishment than getting picked up and payola'd by a major political party's media organs and various hacks & pundits?

 

Conservative folk music is just this, but unironic:

 

He tapped into something you can’t see, from your loft, and somebody’s willing to pay for it.

 

Finally some music that speaks to Sean Hannity's struggles

 

Is the B side to this track "The Times They Arent A Changin'" or "I'm Gonna Keep Working on Maggie's Farm?"

 

You know what? That welfare lyric didn’t register as racist to me at all because I know that the number of Black and whites on welfare are damn near the same (39% each in 2022), and the other persuasions of folk total only about half as either of the first two. My glasses lenses must be made differently than yours. They tend to not point straight to racism on every thought or question or song lyric or news story. Guess I’m just stupid or naive or still running around with my diverse group of 1970s buddies too much.

 

I didnt mention anything about racism, but look where your own mind went.

 

Well put. So I assume you’re on board with a single-payor, nationalized health care program?

 

Oh, sorry. Your QAnon and Civil War references threw me off.