It seems that Jason Aldean's song "Don't Try That in a Small Town" has touched some nerves on the Left.
The song, which discourages violence (hence the "don't try that" part of the title), has been examined by the former rock & roll and counterculture magazine that is now mostly a tool for carrying the water of government officials and assorted agenda-driven leftists.
Here's the tweeted take on Aldean's song, featuring an interview with a "scholar of racial violence" and the story is behind a paywall:
"What’s most concerning is the veiled threats of violence that, given the Jan. 6 attacks, we should be really alarmed by, because we know where they can lead." https://t.co/F0GjbSsuVc
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 20, 2023
They invoked January 6th -- what a shocker!
Here's a shorter version of that spin:
“Here’s why telling people they can’t burn your town down is bad, actually” https://t.co/fAAUKawhdf
— Elijah the Middleborne (@TheMiddleborne) July 20, 2023
Of course, Rolling Stone's aversion to any actual threats of violence or positive portrayal of it has its limits. Has Rolling Stone ever met Rolling Stone?
Y’all glorified a TERRORIST on your cover but yeah, sure….act offended at Jason 🤣
— ShredderGirl (@ShredderBabe) July 20, 2023
Remember when you put a terrorist on the cover of your magazine?
— Conservative Barbie 🇺🇸👱🏼♀️ (@awakenedbarbie) July 20, 2023
Yeah, they quickly forget about all that
— The Real Johnny Walker 🇺🇸💯 (@EddieW76) July 20, 2023
Heck, they had a cover that made one of the Tsarnaev brothers look like he could be the singer in a popular band.
This is the outlet that celebrated and defended Ice-T's "Cop Killer", and put him on the cover in regards to that call for violence. Today, they are melting down when Jason Aldean does not call out for violence directly. Grow the hell up. https://t.co/A0MOX7pYoN pic.twitter.com/0uPqzs6x4n
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) July 20, 2023
Alerting folks via song to the possibility of #SelfDefense of family, home, neighbors, neighborhood, town… is NOT a ‘veiled threat’ of violence.
— Grizzly Joe 🇺🇸🇮🇱@CPAC 2024 TBA 🤞🤞🤞🤞🇺🇸 (@GrizzlyJoeShow) July 20, 2023
It’s a *PROMISE* to do our best to protect our loved ones…#JasonAldean 👍🇺🇸 https://t.co/9aFb1lE1hx
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. & Ally (@HollyBriden) July 20, 2023
Not having carjackings and looting in America is very problematic.
— Tanya Berlaga (@TBerlaga) July 20, 2023
"How giving warnings to would-be violent people is a veiled threat of violence" is the most Rolling Stone thing ever.
— 🇺🇸 𝙃𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧 🇺🇸 (@MmHabitual) July 20, 2023
Yes, trust Rolling Stone's "journalism" at your own peril.
UPDATE:
UH OH! Republicans are pouncing again:
Commentary: Right-wing trolls are trying to take some heat off of Jason Aldean by talking about hip-hop instead. Don’t take the bait. https://t.co/6R2Frk5aPV
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 20, 2023
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