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[–] [email protected] 212 points 2 years ago (45 children)

Fuck this bible thumpin reactionary hillbilly dork.

"But he goes after both sides!"

No, He punches down on poor people. Fuck off with that.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago (11 children)

The name of the song itself is a huuuuuggggge dog whistle, imo. Tells me everything I need to know about the target demographic.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

How is that? I'd honestly like to know. It raises my hackles, but i can't really explain why.

"Rich men north of Richmond"... I'm not american, so maybe that's why i don't quite get it

[–] bandario 12 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure Washington DC is directly North of Richmond. I'm not from USA but that was my natural assumption about who he was talking about just based on geography and the US centre of power.

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