Accusations of racism prompted a country music channel to pull the video, which is set at the site of an infamous lynching and race riot. But Republicans are embracing Aldean.

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“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face/ Stomp on the flag and light it up/ Yeah, ya think you’re tough,” he sings, and at another point: “Try that in a small town/ Full of good ol’ boys, raised up right/ If you’re looking for a fight.”

As fucked up as this is I’m laughing thinking about all this mofo’s fans that would still rock out to ‘Killing in the Name’ the second they heard those first hits.

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My conservative coworker was outraged about “all the lefty political shit” when he went to see Rage on the last tour. I was like damn bro you never really payed attention did you.

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Shocker: band with man who painted “arm the homeless” on guitar is leftist.

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Especially considering that, with the exception of spitting, those are protected rights. Imagine threatening violence and murder for protesting or criticizing the government.

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Exactly. The song glorifies extrajudicial violence in response to protected but unpopular behavior, but according to Aldean’s press statement, it’s not about lynching.

“No, your honor, I didn’t steal anything from John. All I did was take some of his stuff without him knowing.”

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Somebody who knows what they’re doing could probably make a good song mashup out of those.

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