EP60: Who Are the Rich Men North of Richmond? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

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 "Rigging Episode" Trump & The Rancid Truth About Campaign Finance Laws Episode 42 on this platform - https://youtu.be/NNQDvm3pFns "Inflation Episode" Inflation Is Worse Than YOU Ever Thought Episode 54 on this platform - https://youtu.be/4XILBvKNuMQ 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. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com