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"Try That In A Small Town"

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by Portfolio Armor
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 - 1:54
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean in his video for "Try That In A Small Town".

Country Music Television Pulls Anti-Crime Music Video

In our last post, we shared an excerpt from an essay by our friend Paulos about the Media Medusa. What just happened today illustrates an important point about the mainstream media: even the parts of it that we might have considered to be on the side of traditional Americans in the past no longer are. Fox News is one example. Another now is CMT (Country Music Television). Variety reported on Tuesday that CMT had pulled Jason Aldean's latest video, "Try That In A Small Town", accusing it of being a pro-lynching song. 

Regular ZeroHedge readers may recall this isn't the first time the establishment has tried to cancel Jason Aldean. Last year, his longtime PR firm dropped Aldean after his wife Brittany went public opposing child sex changes. 

The Offending Video 

Here's the video that CMT thought was too controversial for TV. 

And in the event YouTube decides to pull it too, here's a tweet with the video embedded in it. 

Since it's country music, you ought to be able to understand the lyrics, but if not, here they are in text form: 

[Verse 1]
Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk
Carjack an old lady at a red light
Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store
Ya think it's cool, well, act a fool if ya like
Cuss out a cop, spit in his face
Stomp on the flag and light it up
Yeah, ya think you're tough

[Chorus]
Well, try that in a small town
See how far ya make it down the road
'Round here, we take care of our own
You cross that line, it won't take long
For you to find out, I recommend you don't
Try that in a small town


[Verse 2]
Got a gun that my granddad gave me
They say one day they're gonna round up
Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck

[Chorus]
Try that in a small town
See how far ya make it down the road
'Round here, we take care of our own
You cross that line, it won't take long
For you to find out, I recommend you don't
Try that in a small town

[Bridge]
Full of good ol' boys, raised up right
If you're looking for a fight
Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town

[Chorus]
Try that in a small town
(See how far ya make it down the road)
'Round here, we take care of our own
You cross that line, it won't take long
For you to find out, I recommend you don't
Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town, mm-mm

[Outro]
Try that in a small town

Jason Aldean Responds

Jason Aldean took to Twitter to respond to critics of "Try That In A Small Town":

In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.

As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91-where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart.

Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.

Jason Aldean is an avatar of the kind of Americans who help out their neighbors of all races when disaster strikes, as the "Cajun Navy" has during floods in the South. 

 

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Why would the Media Medusa would want to attack and radicalize them? 

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