Grind the face of the poor

[Emmanuel Goldstein]

"Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts." 2 Nephi 13:14

Rich Men North of Richmond

 

[Phoenix_person]

He came close to making some good points, but the second verse went off the rails. Not surprising when you see his noggin-enlarging playlist.

TBH, I'm surprised I even made it to the second verse because, politics aside, his singing is nails-on-a-chalkboard bad.

Edited August 17, 2023 by Phoenix_person

[mikbone]

No doubt he will make quite a bit of $$ and fame from this.

Gonna be a rich man himself.

[NeuroTypical]

Dig it.  Dude is a bit too Irish for my blood, here are my people: 

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Now, you may have heard of the foreign trade, And fortunes made by tobacco lords,
But the working man slaved his life away And an early grave was his sole reward.

A dreary room, a crowded slum,
Disease and hunger everywhere,
And the price to pay was another day
And fight the anger and despair.

 

I pity folks who are more than 2 or 3 generations away from soul-crushing life-shortening poverty.  Y'all get comfortable and entitled, and forget how it can be for folks.

(This topic is one of the main reasons I'm a conservative patriot, btw.)

[NeuroTypical]

Whelp, I had a good 5 minutes of just enjoying the heck out of this Appalachia miner poverty chant, before noticing everyone making it political.  Since that's how people are reacting, guess I'll add some politics.

It's always interesting to consider the political affiliations of people who are all about boosting the signal of certain kinds of historically marginalized people, but take issue with others.  (Equal opportunity burn for both left and right here.)

This is the next "Try that in a small town".

[Still_Small_Voice]

I hope Oliver Anthony releases a clean version of his Rich Men North of Richmond song.

TheTry That In a Small Town song was good as well.  I enjoyed it.

[mordorbund]