"Rich Men North of Richmond"
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That strong dollar has fallen in terms of real purchasing power for what, 24 months in a row? And things that working people aspire to, a piece of land, a house/home, a new car or truck, enough income to marry and have children...Well, that slice of the American Dream seems to be a lot less obtainable than just a few years ago.
Whether you like the lyrics or technical aspects of the song mean little. The fact is that the song has struck a nerve. Guy was doing a little set this last week, one of those things where maybe a handful of people drop by, and he drew 1000 people.
89 may be sociologically blind 🦮, but the song resonates with a lot of people. I guess millions are whiners and just enjoy a swim in a pool of misery.
Yeah, right. Nothing to see here, just move along ...
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No country is perfect, and there are abuses of the system in the US by both the rich, middle class, and poor. A lot of it just lost perspective. In the US, it seems like the definition of poor is having to go from two streaming services down to one. LOL
But, I don't think that it is fair to "bash" the rich either. I don't think that anyone ever aspires to make less money. Sure, there are people who earn money the old fashioned way (they inherit it), but for most people, striving to do well is a goal. So, just because someone becomes rich is not a reason to look down on them.
For example, Bill Gates has given so much money to causes that is mind boggling. It is possible you may not agree with some of his donations, but holy cow, he is trying to do something with his money, AND at the same time, living a lifestyle that 99.999% of the population could only dream about.
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No country is perfect, and there are abuses of the system in the US by both the rich, middle class, and poor. A lot of it just lost perspective. In the US, it seems like the definition of poor is having to go from two streaming services down to one. LOL
But, I don't think that it is fair to "bash" the rich either. I don't think that anyone ever aspires to make less money. Sure, there are people who earn money the old fashioned way (they inherit it), but for most people, striving to do well is a goal. So, just because someone becomes rich is not a reason to look down on them.
For example, Bill Gates has given so much money to causes that is mind boggling. It is possible you may not agree with some of his donations, but holy cow, he is trying to do something with his money, AND at the same time, living a lifestyle that 99.999% of the population could only dream about.
@taiwan_girl said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
In the US, it seems like the definition of poor is having to go from two streaming services down to one. LOL
Nice.
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Yeah the song struck a nerve no doubt. I just didn’t care for the yelling sound, and whiny misery lyrics have always sold well.
@89th said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
Yeah the song struck a nerve no doubt. I just didn’t care for the yelling sound, and whiny misery lyrics have always sold well.
I would have thought you were quite used to whiny misery lyrics, you being from the south and all. Did they not listen to country music down in Stripmall Holler?
Please love yourself.
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No country is perfect, and there are abuses of the system in the US by both the rich, middle class, and poor. A lot of it just lost perspective. In the US, it seems like the definition of poor is having to go from two streaming services down to one. LOL
But, I don't think that it is fair to "bash" the rich either. I don't think that anyone ever aspires to make less money. Sure, there are people who earn money the old fashioned way (they inherit it), but for most people, striving to do well is a goal. So, just because someone becomes rich is not a reason to look down on them.
For example, Bill Gates has given so much money to causes that is mind boggling. It is possible you may not agree with some of his donations, but holy cow, he is trying to do something with his money, AND at the same time, living a lifestyle that 99.999% of the population could only dream about.
@taiwan_girl said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
No country is perfect, and there are abuses of the system in the US by both the rich, middle class, and poor. A lot of it just lost perspective. In the US, it seems like the definition of poor is having to go from two streaming services down to one. LOL
But, I don't think that it is fair to "bash" the rich either. I don't think that anyone ever aspires to make less money. Sure, there are people who earn money the old fashioned way (they inherit it), but for most people, striving to do well is a goal. So, just because someone becomes rich is not a reason to look down on them.
For example, Bill Gates has given so much money to causes that is mind boggling. It is possible you may not agree with some of his donations, but holy cow, he is trying to do something with his money, AND at the same time, living a lifestyle that 99.999% of the population could only dream about.
You do realize this is not an anti-rich song, per se?
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Secondly, let's talk about the U.S. standard of living...
I don't really care about the rest of the world (actually I do, but it is an unsolvable problem for us), I care about America. I want us to be the most wealthy, most powerful nation in the world.
And once obtained, I do want us to maintain that spot.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@89th said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
Yeah the song struck a nerve no doubt. I just didn’t care for the yelling sound, and whiny misery lyrics have always sold well.
I would have thought you were quite used to whiny misery lyrics, you being from the south and all. Did they not listen to country music down in Stripmall Holler?
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Secondly, let's talk about the U.S. standard of living...
I don't really care about the rest of the world (actually I do, but it is an unsolvable problem for us), I care about America. I want us to be the most wealthy, most powerful nation in the world.
And once obtained, I do want us to maintain that spot.
@Jolly I do understand it is not an anti-rich song, but more anti government. Just a general comment on my side.
Re: US standard of living. That is why I said about perspective.
I think the combination of wealth and power for sure makes the US #1, and I don't see any country in the near future coming close. But, it is always necessary to continue to move forward.
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@Jolly I do understand it is not an anti-rich song, but more anti government. Just a general comment on my side.
Re: US standard of living. That is why I said about perspective.
I think the combination of wealth and power for sure makes the US #1, and I don't see any country in the near future coming close. But, it is always necessary to continue to move forward.
@taiwan_girl said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
@Jolly I do understand it is not an anti-rich song, but more anti government. Just a general comment on my side.
Re: US standard of living. That is why I said about perspective.
"You have no right to complain because look there's someone's worse over there" is a tired fallacy.
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People’s feelings about their own status is always relative to their own country anyway. Maybe less so in the flattened world culture of the internet age.
@Horace said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
People’s feelings about their own status is always relative to their own country anyway. Maybe less so in the flattened world culture of the internet age.
It's also pretty easy for those who don't live here to assume everyone has the same standard of living as the American assholes she talks to in online forums.
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Yeah, but us Louisiana assholes are better than the West Virginia assholes.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Jolly said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
Yeah, but us Louisiana assholes are better than the West Virginia assholes.
Well, they aren't exactly Southern—they're the only state to secede from the Confederacy, after all—but they are Appalachian. Except they pronounce that in a way that you would probably consider offensive. -
Wait, did @89th really just try to claim he’s a southerner because he lived in Fairfax, VA?
The Brad
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The people that pronounce Appalachia correctly are the same people that mispronounce Oregon. Yet, everyone that works at the Oreo cookie plant (even in Virginia) pronounces Oregon exactly right. Go ahead, try it: eat an Oreo cookie and say "Oregon." Works like magic.
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Wait, did @89th really just try to claim he’s a southerner because he lived in Fairfax, VA?
@LuFins-Dad said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
Wait, did @89th really just try to claim he’s a southerner because he lived in Fairfax, VA?
LOL I like to remind Jolly from time to time that I was born and raised in the south. Gotta draw the line somewhere…
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@Jolly said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":
Yeah, but us Louisiana assholes are better than the West Virginia assholes.
Show me your buckwheat cakes and then we'll see.
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You chaps all look the same to me.
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I also said I thought the song was whiny and yelly, but said I like folk music in general. Jolly claimed I was born wealthy, which isn't true. I guess my dad could’ve recorded a song in the woods, in front of a deer stand, what a coincidence, complaining about taxes and fatties on welfare. Heck, the content isn’t untrue… but I guess he found a way to make money. The American dream!
