Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community
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?
Who does he think gets rounded up? It’s never the plain rural majority folks.
Guns. I’m extremely confident the line is about guns. It is a common fear amongst conservatives and he mentions a gun in the line before.
The liberals have been THIS CLOSE to rounding up everyone’s guns for decades now. Somehow they never do it, though. But soon they will! Trust me!
Boo! I’m gonna get your guns! 👹
The context makes it actually sound to me like he is saying he thinks “they” are going to come round up people’s guns, not the people themselves.
That’s what I thought, too.
The lyrics are not very clear.
The feds, obviously. Feds v cops is one of those city mouse country mouse dichotomies.
Now do rap music.
Community is at its best when it’s not making threats!
No, Community is at its best when it’s rapping in a hot dog costume.
I mean, when you put it that way, how could I possibly disagree?
For those unaware — or who don’t keep up —
Jason Aldean is also the one who sang that “transgender people is not a real ontological category” — which, if you know biology and you know history, is an exact quote from the Nazis, who built the genocide of millions out of the notion of “Entarte” — usually translated to English as “Degenerate” but which literally translates as “without ontological category”.
He openly called for genocide of transgender people. Conservatives ate it up.
He and his record label and fans are all a part of a violent extremist hate group.
I’ve read the lyrics and listened to the song. What are you on about? Is it not enough to merely recognize the song (and the video’s setting and content!?) as racist? Are the dog whistles so lowkey that you have to make shit up?
I’m guessing Jason Aldean has never pronounced the word “ontological” or “entarte”, let alone sang it. Just how smart are you saying this guy is?
You’ll forgive me if I don’t consider the opinion of a concern-trolling cryptofascist.
They’re right, though. If you search for “Aldean ontological” the only result you’ll get with both words is this very thread. I don’t see anything fascist about correcting a factual error.
LOL, wasn’t so much correcting an error as pointing out that these idiots are giving WAY too much credit to a country star.
Using big words like that would get your ass whipped in his crowd. “I don’t know what that means, but it sounds woke!”
First of all, you throwin’ too many big words at me, and because I don’t understand them, I’m gonna take 'em as disrespect.
Watch the video. It will help connect the dots.
I did, and I’ve commented as such.
https://old.lemmy.world/comment/1644245
My point was that some people, somehow, don’t find the despicable nature of the song/video to be BROAD enough. They gotta get their little group in on the offense.
“I’m a liberal gun owner (<-true) and I feel targeted! I’m a victim too!”
Same shit here:
Just curious, do you feel triggered by Aldean being called out because you like bigotry, or do you just have really shitty taste in music and the delusion that your favorite cuntry star must be a good person?
triggered by Aldean being called out
What in the world on you on about? Never heard his name until this shit came up. The only country I listen to is much older stuff, I have no awareness of modern country, at all.
We’re talking about an in-your-face racist song, and now suddenly it’s about trans folks?! The trans community is trod upon quite well enough with finding digs on them where it doesn’t exist.
Never heard his name until this shit came up.
Sure, that’s why you’re hell-bent on defending him.
You’re hell bent on insisting that I am. Been here 1 solid day. Have a look at my comment history. Come back and tell me I’m a racist, conservative, jack-booted thug.
Here’s a starter comment, on me, enjoy:
It looks like it was some doucher from the Daily Wire during a speech at CPAC, but it was in response to Aldean’s comment of literally “eradicating transgenderism.”
Idk, close enough. If it walks like a nazi and talks like a nazi, then it’s probably a nazi.
you can’t say that! something something the left always accuses me of being a Nazi for disagreeing with them, all I want to do is lynch N******, T*********, and F***!
did I forget anything of the new standard fascist playbook?
realllll fucking funny to use the words “ontological” and “real” next to each other
“transgender people is not a real ontological category”
I cannot seem to find a quote from either nazis or aldean yet you used exact and stated things quite confidently
also cannot seem to find his call for trans genocide, nor them being an an ”extremist hate group”
seems like your whole comment is fearmongering emotionally driven bullshit
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?
What’s a more tight knit community than a Klan?
It tells you exactly who he thinks his “community” is.
It’s dogwhistles all the way down with these folks.
Ah, but you see, dem black folks, them ain’t a part of tha community, dey’re notting but second-class.
These people are stupid. If you want a gun you will get a gun regardless of law, the same way it’s been forever. Laws are just a false sense of security in America.
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).
That’s Modern Country: Artists with manicures and private jets singing about trucks and farm work. Listened to by office workers with trucks that never leave paved roads.
It’s the most cynical art form ever. The average pop country song is just a product; it has zero artistic value. And, it typically reflects a fake culture that has been confected from tropes.
office workers with trucks that never leave paved roads
Not true. They sometimes end up in the ditch after drunken driving.
Lol that’s a great way of putting it. Everything about it is phony. And most artists that could cross-over have been quick to do so and sever their ties to modern country.
Relevant Bo Burnham song for those interested
Wow I love this. I had no idea he’s the famous country singer from parks and rec!
As someone from an actual small town, that’s hilarious 😂
I grew up outside of Jackson MS. Like, wayyy outside. And yeah. It hits pretty close to home.
Same. Even in my area half the men that think they’re that cool country man image have soft hands and clean trucks.
I am country enough, and I know exactly what you guys are talking about. But I also want to point out rough, dry hands are weaker & the smarter blue collars try to soften their hands a little. I was working on a combine, and a bolt broke & I ripped the fuck out of my palm. 😂 My dad said, it wouldn’t have hurt nearly as bad if you lotioned your hands. Supple is strong! Advice that goes back millenia, Aesop’s Fable The Oak Tree and the Reed. Similarly…the smartest guys that really care about their trucks keep them clean. Clean trucks last so much longer, and better; dirt & salt & even bird shit can lead to corrosion.
I know plenty of country folk with a rust bucket truck & they’re happy. If it runs, whatever. Or they run vehicles around in the woods after dark & I see them posting like HAHA I broke down or got stuck!! What a CRAZY, fun adventure I’m on! No thanks, I don’t like expensive repairs or wasted time. Or horrific accidents, or premature death.
You dumb motherfuckers want a keychange?
Love that song.
Hear that subtle mandolin?
His mind is a small town.
His mind is a ghost town.
Ironically, Aldean is an Arabic name. Someone should tell him.
That was very Aldean of you to say.
:):(:
What, pointing out that a piece of shit racist has a last name of a race he hates?
Haha, sorry man, I am totally in agreement. Was just making a reference to this: https://youtu.be/NYJ2w82WifU
Aldean or Aldean?
This will be the trump campaign tune. At least until he’s incarcerated.
Trump and Aldean need a shallow ditch
Still so much better than “Fortunate Son” lol
Trump is quite literally the exact type of person that song is making a point against. Silver spoon, draft dodger, “millionaires son”
Certainly a better fit for the maga cult
Who cares?
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Most other nations don’t pretend to be non-violent while people are getting lynched my mobs…
Japan sits silently in the corner
Let’s not talk about Nanking.
Yeah, but we’re very specially talking about America right now.
Right, but the point is this has been a hallmark of conquering nations for thousands of years, and the denialism goes hand in hand with it.
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Whataboutism at its finest. Par for the course for Muricans who believe they are king of the hill in everything but just can’t admit that also includes gun deaths, Black maternal mortality rates, homelessness and healthcare expenditures.
Their violence is also largely attributable to the USA’s history of backing fascist coups in them.
Oh, so that makes it okay then.
When we’re discussing an American singer talking about American issues, and reactions by other Americans pointing out American history? Yes. Because it’s not relevant to the discussion at hand. It’s whataboutism and counterproductive. Again, we’re specifically talking about America here. Stay on topic.
The looming civil war continues to simmer. Shit like this is going to ramp way back up as the election gets closer.
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.
Small town men are always the cliche bad guy in every movie/tv show for a reason
“violence” is when I’m not in absolute comfort - not when I shoot people, that’s my right.
For the love of God please just say latinos. You don’t need to police our language.
Latines is better than Latinx which is a monstrous perversion, but spanish is just fine the way it is.
Ah yes, the representative of the Latinos.
Ive just been skipping all the weird stuff and been calling Latinos laddy nose.
This racist asshole grew up in Macon Georgia, just another in a long line of racist, suburban posers.
Don’t assume everyone from the south is racist though, there are low life shit humans everywhere unfortunately
They’re saying Macon is a suburb and not a rural small town.
I’m from New Hampshire, the Mississippi of New England.
Aw downvoted for reminding people that there are decent people on the planet. Reddit2.0 here we go
Down voted because you don’t have solid reading comprehension skills here and not because you you’re pointing out that non-racists exist in the south.
And getting upset and then whining about being the victim because you didn’t read the comment correctly, yeah, you’re definitely bringing some Reddit 2.0 vibes here with that.
The post I responded to mentioned a city in Georgia and a long line of racist in the family but some people in bad families do use their brains occasionally and make better decisions, but y’all keep down voting lol
He’s getting downvoted for misconstruing the intent of the original remark and jumping straight to the assumption of persecution, as are you. Assuming everyone is against you and whining about downvotes is possibly the most reddit thing ever.
I simply said that not all people are racist lolol
And that was a non sequitur.
Sure, but also don’t assume that the amount of racists are the same everywhere.
He’s a supermarket cowboy.
Ooooh I have not heard this one before, I like it. I’ve used cowbro in the past but generally just go for bro-country. Gonna throw supermarket cowboy into the mix.
I read he was from Georgia and had another moment of, “man, why does my home state have to keep embarrassing me like this?”
Seriously. I’ve seen to many people that avoid nice areas because of stupid shit like this. Country music is dog shit but people hear you live in Georgia and assume you’re a good ol boy
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”
We genocided the people that were here before us, there’s nothing more American.
Reeeeal grand of the Guardian to criticize the lyrics of someone’s song when they never called the Black Lives Matters rioters uh rioters. Insane hypocrisy from some leftist media.
