The fact that Democrats responded with visceral dislike to a song (Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony) that expressed the complicated populist views of an actual working-class person shows how unwelcoming the party has become to actual working-class people

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[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Everyone seems to like Fast Car by Luke Combs, which is a cover of Tracy Chapman's song. The song is doing very well on the country western chart. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7oYjnt3bM

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

...and Democrats still responded with visceral dislike to Anthony's song? What's your point?

Don't pretend they suddenly like country music. "Oh, I like every kind of music. Except country."

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I just thought it was interesting that a folk-rock song by Tracy Chapman in 1988 who is Black made it to the top of Billboard's Country Airplay chart with Luke Combs doing the cover in 2023.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

...and this relates to Democrats utterly despising the working class in general and country music specifically in what way exactly?