‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song

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).

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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”

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

Ironically, Aldean is an Arabic name. Someone should tell him.

What's sad is the controversy will make the song more popular with country fans.

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.

What a weird quote. America is all about promoting violence. Washington loves its wars, especially when non-Americans are getting killed in foreign countries, and tens of millions of people across the country feel the same way. Hell, even the national anthem is glorifying violence.

Community is at its best when it's not making threats!

Yeah because the Revolutionary War was so peaceful.

Yeah because the Revolutionary War was so peaceful.

Now do rap music.

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.

it's country music. you have to be tone deaf or inbred to enjoy it.

Who cares?