Last year, country bro Jason Aldean released an ode to guns, cops and small-town lynchings. The song is “Try That In A Small Town.” He filmed the video at the site of an infamous lynching and the lyrics are simply a threat: that the good ol’ boy rednecks will murder you in a small town if you do or say anything they don’t like, especially if you’re simply existing as a person of color. The American right-wing instantly embraced this dumbf–k song and they tried so hard to make it sound like Aldean was being martyred for his beliefs (his beliefs = lynchings are awesome). Well, funny story, I guess? You know how a white Republican guy got an AR rifle and shot up Donald Trump’s small-town Pennsylvania rally? Yeah, well, Aldean dedicated this horrible song to Trump:
Proudly right-wing country star Jason Aldean was quick to comment on Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, dedicating his highly controversial song “Try That in a Small Town” to the former president during a concert in Nashville. The song and particularly its video have been accused of bearing racist overtones.
Aldean, who has long been a vocal Trump supporter, told the audience, “President Trump’s a friend of mine so I want to send this next song out to him. We all know what’s going to happen come November, so it’s all good,” he said to cheers, referencing the upcoming presidential election. “Just goes to show you there’s a lot of bullsh-t in the world, and that’s kind of what this song right here was about, so this one goes out to the pres.” Aldean also posted a reverent message for the former president on his Instagram account.
Again… a white Republican from a small town shot up Trump’s rally, which was also being held in a small town. The song is about good ol’ boys lynching big-town city folk, people like… Donald Trump, who was literally born and raised in New York. For Aldean, it’s not that deep though. It just shows you that Aldean always meant that it’s “okay” to lynch people of color and Donald Trump agrees with that too.
Rhetorically very funny because a guy from a small town shot him, a guy from the big city, which is the very threat outlined in the song. https://t.co/gFHkZwOq7P
— Brenden Gallagher (@brendengallager) July 15, 2024
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- Jason Aldean, Brittany Kerr at the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada – Sunday April 7, 2019. Photograph: © Joe Sutter/PacificCoastNews. Los Angeles Office (PCN): +1 310.822.0419 UK Office (Avalon): +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 sales@pacificcoastnews.com,Image: 535816023, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Los Angeles Office (PCN): +1 310.822.0419 UK Office (Avalon): +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 sales@pacificcoastnews.com, Model Release: no, Credit line: Joe Sutter/PacificCoastNews / Avalon
He looks like JD Vance. Trump has a type. It’s up to us to stop this ridiculous nonsense before we can’t even vote anymore.
All those magas are starting blend into the same face.
I live in Pittsburgh, so Butler is on my local news feed. Not a day goes by where there isn’t some shooting in Butler. And weirdly, the stories never tell of a good guy with a gun saving the day. It’s always “Chad got upset about who ate his croutons and shot his family.”
But were the croutons homemade? Because if they were, Chad had a totally valid motive. At the very least, the culprit deserves to lose a hand.
Yeah, I’m Team Chad on this one because I don’t like people eating my food.
But were the croutons labeled?
Well, to be fair, Aldean is from a midsize city, so preumably he does not care about “small town” and doesn’t care that the republicants plan for those small town folk is to use them as cannon fodder when needed, and bleed them dry of their pennies as they amass their billions.
Jason is a moron. Just like 50 cent and Snoop.
Jason Aldean, the same Jason Aldean when the Las Vegas shooter was firing at his concert crowd in 2017. Instead of using the mic in front of him to warn people to take cover. And could have saved lives. Just ran off stage and left everyone to be shot at like fish in a barrel. That Jason Aldean?
A real hero for the ages. 😒
The same Jason Aldean who got caught cheating on his wife after his current wife was filmed sitting on his lap while simultaneously making out.
Jason Aldean and his horrible wife are trash.
While vile people like aldean and his insurrection barbie wife are in the world we will be the worse for it. Same with the maga rats.
I thought America took this song back from white supremisists after the brawl on the old slave trade dock in Alabama last August?
Aldean trying to get back to his original intent for the song keeps not working lol
The Liberal Redneck Trey Crowder did a bit it on this that exactly reflected my very small town thoughts: A red light?! Not a small town. Also we would know who the person pulling your grandma out of her car is *because* it is a small town.
I hate this guy. 57 people were killed in a mass shooting at a concert he was playing. Trump was cut by a piece of glass and now he’s his hero. F-ck them both.