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I just tried that in a small town. Oh myyy…
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@georgetakei I think you meant this to be a reply to something? No context.
@freemo @georgetakei I think he’s saying he committed an act of violence 👀
It’s a reference to #TryThatInASmallTown, an anti-violent crime song by #JasonAldean
@realcaseyrollins @freemo @georgetakei Nah. It doesn't take much. He probably walked down the street while holding his husband's hand.
@SharonGibson3 @freemo @georgetakei The song is about violent crime, that’d be the only thing to try in order for the reference to make sense.
Unless I’m missing something, and something in the song says something about gay people holding hands? 🤔
@realcaseyrollins @freemo @georgetakei There's reference to flag burning, with the dare, "Try that in a small town." (Flag burning is the method used in the disposal of old flags; it's protected speech as well, yet the song promises violence toward such an offender.)
So, there are lots of acts that one had better not try, even today, in a small town, including being Black after sundown. Aldean's message is loud and clear.
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@SharonGibson3 @realcaseyrollins @freemo @georgetakei Not to mention half the clips in his video are people protesting after cops murdered black people. Funny how mr. totally-not-racist has that lumped together with carjackings on the list of reasons the Aldean Gang will come at you with his grandaddy's gun.
@NIH_LLAMAS @SharonGibson3 @freemo @georgetakei Is it okay to be violent because a police officer murdered someone?
@realcaseyrollins It is always ok to be violent so long as the use of that violence reduces the overall net amount of violence and suffering in the world over time.
@freemo Well, now we’re getting into supervillain territory 😂
I of course condone violence as a means of self defense.
@realcaseyrollins The devil is always in the details... Its a valid and objectively correct principle... its application tends to be far from objective as we have no good way of predicting, let alone measuring, suffering.
@realcaseyrollins The problem is that really isnt much of a restriction at all...
"I gave the murderer the death penalty in self-defense so he couldnt go on murdering more people if he ever escaped"
@freemo True; I generally only support violence in self defense, or in the case that someone declares or plans to attack your violently