In these hard times, Americans are trying hard to relax and take refuge in entertainment. But The Washington Post is insisting that country music fans are not really sympathetic figures. They are prone to self-congratulation and "closing ranks" behind the thought that they live in the "real America."
The Post music critic going by the name Josh Freedom du Lac — that just can't be his name — doesn't really seem to like patriotic music, despite the patriot ...
Posted by: Pericles
Comment: #1
Fri May 15, 2009 5:52 AM
I love country music.
I don't like the idea that self-rightous anger constitutes patriotism though. Some Country songwriters are confused about this notion. Promoting self-rightous anger in the name of patriotism is promoting stupidity.
Self-rightous anger is, to a large extent, the same thing as stupidity. Associating patriotism with anger and idiocy isn't a nice thing to do.
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