You cannot help but hear the authenticity of Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” as a cry for help from average Americans. It has a Woody Guthrie tone. It speaks to the angst of Middle America and of the hard-working people who built this country, fought our wars, fix our cars, pay taxes, etc.
As if on cue, the left maligns the song as they did Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town.” The left responds, as it always does: When confronted with reality, they will probably fund a special counsel to go after Anthony.
The “ladies” of The View were so upset they had to take a mental health day. Their therapists handed them dolls and said, “Point to where that country song hurt you.”
Both songs, Aldean’s and Anthony’s, are protests from the proletariat against what has been done to them by the permanent elite in Washington, D.C. It is why Washington was so unnerved by the Jan. 6 protests. They knew they had to protect their “honey hole.”
Anthony’s song touches on the welfare state and how the safety net of food stamps, etc., has become a safety hammock for many. Apparently, he stood behind a 300-pound woman buying Fudge Swirl cookies on her EBT card. We all have.