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EP60: Who Are the Rich Men North of Richmond? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Season 2 Episode 60
Whether you love or hate the song "Rich Men North of Richmond," you would also have to admit...
_It's a damned shame that this song resonates with so many people._
**Who are the Rich Men North of Richmond?**
Even more importantly, what do those Rich Men (and women) actually do?
Bill Protzmann joins me (Jim Babka) to analyze first the music, then the lyrics of Oliver Anthony's viral hit, "Rich Men North of Richmond."
The song sounds like an anthem. But an anthem for what?
The regime media immediately made it right-wing partisan. Is that accurate?
Gosh, a good chunk of that song sounds libertarian. Oh wait, it sounds 1980s Democrat Party (you know, back when Joe Biden was Senator).
One part of the song raises an unjust trope about welfare recipients. We mark that error, but then we provide insight you're unlikely to hear anywhere else because...
We use Grace to see it. In fact…
We're inviting Oliver Anthony, along with his new, hardcore fans, for "lemonade on the porch" - and that's a Gracearchy trope our regular listeners know well.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Rich Men North of Richmond (song)
4:20 Musical analysis - an anthem
8:21 Tribal permission or prohibition
14:22 Music expressing the pain of others
15:52 Problems with the tribal camps
18:00 Are we voters the "Men North of Richmond?"
21:13 What the Rich Men DO while North of Richmond
23:47 Galvanization precedes reform
26:02 Identifying the real DIVIDE
28:02 Partisan role reversal underway
30:51 The establishment sneer
32:37 The fat welfare recipient myth
34:03 The nuanced anti-welfare view
40:44 This was a lemonade with Oliver Anthony
41:35 Brass tacks, a lack of Human Respect
42:46 Waking up to Secrets North of Richmond
Gratitude to Oliver Anthony for his video:
Oliver Anthony: "Rich Men North of Richmond" - https://youtu.be/sqSA-SY5Hro
radio wv (Oliver's YT channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@UCrZb1efgWeZnqn-YPzQTvJw
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Bill Protzmann is your moderator.
ZeroAggressionProject.org is the sponsor.
Be grace-full to each other.
Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/
We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme.
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► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago