Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 19, 2023 Posted August 19, 2023 35 minutes ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: Everybody has their own take. I myself have never liked anger/resentment songs. I have 5 middle-aged kids doing well, and 7 of our 12 grandkids are in their 20s and have had good schooling and jobs they like. Their attitude is totally different than this singer, who is only 29 years old. I would say that you and yours are indeed fortunate that you have nothing to be angry or resentful for.
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted August 19, 2023 Posted August 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: I would say that you and yours are indeed fortunate that you have nothing to be angry or resentful for. No doubt, but I was also taught early on that anger, resentment, and blame are dead-end streets. I was definitely fortunate in that. And that the bottle doesn't help.
Raylan Posted August 19, 2023 Author Posted August 19, 2023 Anger yes, resentment no. Anger that the cost of living has gone up 30% or more for the working and middle class in the last 2 years. Anger that the government in collusion with big business has raised the cost of cars, utilities, groceries, gas, and everyday items through massive deficits that have devalued the dollar and through regulations via regulatory capture that have made it more expensive and harder for people to live. Anger that the politicians have done nothing but make life harder for the average person from gas cans to showerheads, to toilets and lightbulbs, from cars to soon to be gas stoves and the list seems endless. But then I imagine the English thought that those colonials were just resentful too. It's a song, people are free to like it or hate it, everyone has their own tastes and opinions - even if they are wrong.
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 This was about the first "modern" Country song that didn't make me want to poke my eardrums out.
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