stopthatgirl7Jul 22, 2023

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

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/19/country-star-jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-song

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

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

The Guardian
Show threadbuckykatJul 22, 2023
Show threadOgmios
Now do the history of other major powers. Yea. That’s just the history of civilization.
Jul 22, 2023 at 4:35amWeb
Show threadstopthatgirl7Jul 22, 2023
Yeah, but we’re very specially talking about America right now.
Show threadOgmiosJul 22, 2023
And you’re just going to ignore Mexico and Central America? Because their violence puts the USA to shame.
Show threadbuckykatJul 22, 2023
Their violence is also largely attributable to the USA’s history of backing fascist coups in them.
Show threadgirlfreddyJul 22, 2023
Whataboutism at its finest. Par for the course for Muricans who believe they are king of the hill in everything but just can't admit that also includes gun deaths, Black maternal mortality rates, homelessness and healthcare expenditures.
Show threadFlying SquidJul 22, 2023
Oh, so that makes it okay then.
Show threadstopthatgirl7Jul 22, 2023
When we’re discussing an American singer talking about American issues, and reactions by other Americans pointing out American history? Yes. Because it’s not relevant to the discussion at hand. It’s whataboutism and counterproductive. Again, we’re specifically talking about America here. Stay on topic.
Show threadNormalCJul 24, 2023
Your whataboutism doesn’t even work here. The USA was born in native American genocide, an international slave trade, and rampant settler colonial capitalism. At least the next time when you’re doing racist dogwhistles on lemmy pick a country that the US 24-hour news cycle wants you to derail about like Russia and China you absolute tool.
Show threadCeruleanRuinJul 22, 2023
Right, but the point is this has been a hallmark of conquering nations for thousands of years, and the denialism goes hand in hand with it.
Show threadJon Von BasslakeJul 22, 2023
Most other nations don’t pretend to be non-violent while people are getting lynched my mobs…
Show threadClassyJul 24, 2023

Japan sits silently in the corner

Let’s not talk about Nanking.