Rich Men North of Richmond – American Conservative Movement https://americanconservativemovement.com American exceptionalism isn't dead. It just needs to be embraced. Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:04:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://americanconservativemovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-America-First-Favicon-32x32.png Rich Men North of Richmond – American Conservative Movement https://americanconservativemovement.com 32 32 135597105 Singer Oliver Anthony Sets the Record Straight on His Political Views https://americanconservativemovement.com/singer-oliver-anthony-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-political-views/ https://americanconservativemovement.com/singer-oliver-anthony-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-political-views/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:04:26 +0000 https://americanconservativemovement.com/?p=196006 When “Rich Men North of Richmond” became an overnight hit, the political divide was clear. Conservatives were promoting the song. Leftists were attacking it. But according to singer Oliver Anthony, it’s not that simple…

…or it may actually be far simpler than that.

Is he on the right or left? His answer was essentially “no.” He’s on the side of the people and feels both political aisles are broken. According to a post Friday evening:

I. Don’t. Support. Either. Side. Politically. Not the left, not the right. Im about supporting people and restoring local communities. Now, go breath some fresh air and relax. Please? 🙂 I’m not worth obsessing over, I promise. Go spend time with your loved ones.

Ironically, his unintentional declaration against the UniParty Swamp — pitting us versus them rather than left versus right — will likely cause even more people to follow him.

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Christian Publication Goes After Oliver Anthony’s Working Man’s Anthem Because It’s Too Mean https://americanconservativemovement.com/christian-publication-goes-after-oliver-anthonys-working-mans-anthem-because-its-too-mean/ https://americanconservativemovement.com/christian-publication-goes-after-oliver-anthonys-working-mans-anthem-because-its-too-mean/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:43:53 +0000 https://americanconservativemovement.com/?p=195847 Everyone is entitled to their opinion and they can write about it all they want. Conversely, we’re also allowed to argue against whatever they happened to post if we disagree, and I wholeheartedly disagree with Christianity Today‘s recent article that took offense to Oliver Anthony’s song, “Rich Men North of Richmond.”

Specifically, the author didn’t like the lines where Anthony lambasts obese people on welfare buying “fudge rounds” while others starve on the streets. Is it harsh? Maybe. But I believe Anthony wasn’t blasting everyone on welfare, just those who shouldn’t be but are taking advantage of the system.

I’m not alone:

Here are the lyrics the author from Christianity Today didn’t like:

Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat
And the obese milkin’ welfare
Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds

The story reveals the author’s personal experience in the past with being on food stamps, which is why she doesn’t like the song. That’s fine. Where I take exception is that she claims other Christians shouldn’t like it, either.

That’s not her concern. This is not a Biblical issue just because she got offended. Again, if Anthony went after EVERYONE needing assistance, that would be one thing. But he singled out morbidly obese people using taxpayer funds to buy unhealthy food. I see nothing anti-Biblical about such a notion.

Oliver Anthony’s song doesn’t rank in the top 10,000 problems this nation and the world faces from a Biblical perspective. A Christian publication and author might want to address real issues instead of manufacturing one over lyrics in a song they don’t like.

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