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Zach Bryan’s anti-ICE song drew ire from Trump officials. Is country music waking up?
(www.theguardian.com)
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And it is a shame. Country music used to be rebel music about outlaws and non-conformity. Now it is all god bless America the police protect us and boy the Army sure is cool.
also its done by rich millionaires mostly, Taylor swift was like that before she made it big. she comes from upper class, not poor, and adversity. thats why she still mesh with maga people, or at least she hangs out with them.
I tried to explain to my girlfriend, who is a big fan of Taylor’s music, that there is no such thing as a good billionaire. It didn’t go over well.
travis is totally maga, but he has to be careful not to taint taylors brand, she might as well be one herself. her family moved her to tennesee to appear poor, its so obvious
9/11 was a disaster for country music
9/11 was a tragic event, but it’s been milked for over two decades. I don’t give a fuck about 9/11 anymore and honestly when people grieve it nowadays I can’t help but think of them as sheep. Shit happens, move on, or use it as a foundation for a conversation that aims to do more than stir nationalistic sentiment.
I can't see anyone 'grieving' for 9/11 in current year being anything other than performative.
Like, are we still fucking mourning the Titanic? Come on.
We had a 9/11 every day during peak covid.
Its always had plenty of both.
Depends on what era really. Compare Merle Haggard "Soldiers last letter" to something like "American Soldier" by Toby Keith.
Country music was never about conformity and licking the balls of authoritarianism. The army certainly used country since the 1950's for recruitment though.