Idk I’ve lived here for nearly 30 years and it’s absolutely news to me that promoting violence is unamerican. Especially in a small town. Motherfuckers in small towns will brag about couch guns while daring the president to come to town. Small town motherfuckers will use gallows as a decoration. These people’s issues with blm protests in a small town isn’t violence it’s black people.

Also they never minded when the ones being rounded up were the gays or the Japanese or native Americans or Latines. But sure you fucking hicks need to be afraid. Fuck off and arm a synagogue instead.

His song literally celebrates violence and the kind of mob mentality that leads to tremendous injustice. Oh, and his music video was filmed on the site of a lynching while it threatens black protesters today. Community? Really?

Try That in a Small Town

This loser isn’t even from a small town. He grew up in Macon, GA (pop 153k) and currently lives in Nashville (pop 692k).

A "celebration of community" would have lyrics about helping each other, attending local events and supporting local businesses. It would reference knowing people's names, watching families grow up together, pitching in to help neighbours and being able to relax & feel content.

It shouldn't contain combative themes, othering, divisive language and threats of violence.

The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”

Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends to round up its citizens: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.”

Who does he think does the rounding up?

More flags than a Nuremberg rally. Nationalism is a disease.

It's just comical watching American men get salty. I bet his hands are super soft and he has a big truck with a pristine bed.

That's a pretty shit take from the guy who was LITERALLY on stage when the Las Vegas shooter started firing into the crowd.

This racist asshole grew up in Macon Georgia, just another in a long line of racist, suburban posers.

Why do I suspect his ass is the first to flee when shit gets real? Doubt he can live up to his own lyrics, evidence has shown most of these people can't.

Every article or post being made about this should include Bo Burnham’s “Pandering” at the end…he already said everything needed to say and killed it.

https://youtu.be/y7im5LT09a0

This will be the trump campaign tune. At least until he's incarcerated.

We poured hot tar and feather on the British when they raised taxes to pay for the war in which we were being defended. What part of our history is “non-violent”

Why is this shitty country song being targeted by the news? There are so many other country songs with lyrics like this, and there are plenty even more troubling. Sick of seeing this headline. We’re giving attention to something that doesn’t deserve it, and it sucks.

The looming civil war continues to simmer. Shit like this is going to ramp way back up as the election gets closer.