You didn’t miss it, it wasn’t there. This song is about the community of a small town and how they take care of each other in a way that does not happen in big cities. When he says “we take care of our own”, he means everyone regardless of race.
Amen my small town is full of black, white, Hispanic, etc., but you come mess with us we stick together and your best bet is to turn around and leave if you're looking for trouble.
Jason Aldean is from Macon, Ga which is majority black. This song is about the lack of law and order in the huge towns, New York, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Atlanta, etc.
There is not one mention in this song of race, color or anything. He’s calling out the riots that went on in this country looting, burning down cities etc. all he’s saying is don’t do it in a small town because your not going to get away with it. That’s it. It’s a great song. Period
“Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk, carjack an old lady at a red light! Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store, you think it’s cool? Well act a fool if you like! Cuss out a cop, spit in his face, stomp on the flag, and light it up! Yeah, you think you’re tough? Well, try that in a small town, see how far you make it down the road! Around here, we take care of our own you cross that line, it won’t take long for you to find out! I recommend you don’t… try that in a small town!” it’s not a threat, it’s a promise!! I STAND WITH JASON!! Boycott CMT for pulling his video!!
I look at it like this, criminals come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and in the end, no matter who the criminals are, they are not one of us, law abiding citizens that are not one of them. I think the reason ppl think it is racist is because they were brainwashed to believe he is talking about them. (Thanks to media, race hustlers and elites) Loved your take.
Great honest reaction, I don't see any racism, I see a great song about good people standing together as a community to look after each other, which really resonates with me. The people against this song seem to be the same people against Sound of Freedom...funny that.
It is not racist... it about standing up for your neighbor and your community. Thanks for the comments and courage, and integrity to view this video. Truth is the truest form of freedom in all things. Truth prevails of all lies. Peace to all and God Bless America 🇺🇸 united we stand divide we fall.
Actually I would go futher. I was hit by a truck is a community in the states. The police even sent me messages to see if I needed anything. The company I work for is kinda the same. If we see one of oir trucks parked on the side of the road we stop to make sure the driver is ok. In the 90s there was a petrol station near one of our big factories. Every time a truck went past the would toot thier horn. If the attendant didn't wave they would statt parking up and all go in together to make sure the attendant was ok.
Your reaction is spot on. The vast majority of people agree with you. There we’re some knee jerk reactions and many never even watched the video but just heard it was racist. If you zoom into the crown scenes, the people are white. It doesn’t help people conjuring up racism where there is none and try to cancel and ruin a man’s career. I hope we come to our senses. New sub.
Pushed by left wing lunatic like the ones on The View like Whoopi Goldberg who Jason is suing for 40 million and CMT for 58 million. I hope he gets every penny
Well the song is #1 on the billboard charts, so it's pretty clear what the rest of the people think about the so called racism in the song. The haters did the opposite of getting him canceled....lmao
@@lauraallen55 lmao...you really think that's it? Why don't you look around and see the comments all over this platform about how people are laughing at the idea this is racist. Seems like you can't handle the thought that millions and millions of people positively relate to this song and that the media is telling you how to think. If the GOP had that much influence there would be nothing but conservative news and talk shows. SMH
I live in a small town in the country and I'm biracial and everyone in our town is of many races. We do take care of our own no matter what color you are. Being the town is well, small we take care of each other and our town. If we don't, who will? I would hope that everyone no matter what town you live in would do the same to protect their communities. If we have people who start bringing drama here, they will be dealt with.
I grew up and spent most of my adult life in LA. I knew what my neighbors looked like; but didn't really know them. My husband and I retired and moved to a small town in North Texas. I know everyone around my area. My neighbors come over to help us with building things without asking. They offer to take care of our farm animals if we are going away for a few days. They taught us how to shoot a gun and shotgun. They taught about the look of venomous snakes. They invite us over for dinner and they come to our house. We go to town, everyone is very helpful and friendly. It is very different from California. There is so much love here.
It’s about defending his neighbors, no matter the race or religion. We have to stick together and defend each other. I’ll defend my black neighbor as fast as the white.
There was no racism. You are correct. One person told me it was racist because it keeps going back and forth between the site of a lynching and BLM protests. As others have noted, most of the riot footage was from Europe and Canada and there probably isn't a courthouse in the South that isn't tied to something racist in its history. A bunch of movies were shot around that same courthouse (including Disney). It is the most prominent building in that town, where Jason currently lives, and it was the only one they could project images on. So... Another person told me it was promoting vigilantism. However, everyone who has lived in small towns have pointed out how true this song is... no vigilante needed. Things are just nipped in the bud and everyone takes care of and will defend each other.
Jason is from Georgia where the state of emergency was. I don’t know when I don’t watch the news. But this video was shot in Columbia Tennessee, which is where Jason currently lives with his wife and family. That’s a courthouse with the flag hanging off of it which is one of the oldest structures in Columbia. People are trying to say that because of the lynching against Black people at this courthouse took place back in the 1920s that Jason intentionally shot the video there as a subliminal message supporting lynching, which is absolutely and utterly absurd. He simply shot the video there because it’s a monumental landmark in his hometown, and he doesn’t like to travel far away from his family when he works when he can avoid it because of the touring that he usually does.
@@JayVTheGreat there’s nothing wrong with the lyrics, except for narrow minded, pandering ignoramuses that are twisting things to fit in their agenda within the “woke” crowd.
Thank you for your great reaction! There is nothing racist in this song. Just like in any community in any big city - people are tired of the violence and stand ready to fight back for the safety of their family and people in their community -- that's all this song is saying. Peace, love and God Bless!
You seriously did not miss anything. There will always be people who want to divide us. Unfortunate for them this video is going to make us even stronger together.
My husband and I were talking about all the things that go down in big cities: riots, looting, getting away with beating store clerks after stealing half his merchandise, drag queen story hours….etc. We live in a small rural town in MS, and we talked about how none of those things would fly here! We are all like-minded here, love God and country, love our neighbors black and white, yellow, purple, red and green, and this town would not tolerate those things!!!! We are not racist down here like everyone assumes!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
It's a great song, with a great message that pretty much serves as a warning to all criminals who are used to getting away with so many things. The video had one footage of a BLM riot, but the people behind the video had to remove it, since the owners of that footage wanted it removed, due to copyright issues.
You didnt miss a thing . I grew up in a very small town, one 4-way stop and no red light. The military and ling haul trucking took me all over. I kept my back to the wall. Its scary when you don't know who you can trust. I have to say when it comes to big cities not for me. I was glad to get back home to my small town. It's nice to be somewhere where you can know your neighbor. If they need help, you help. If you need help, they help. We need to stand together as people and as Americans. All Love No Hate. ❤ We cant fix this countries past but we can fix our present.
Those calling it racist have either never heard this song read the lyrics or seen the video not one darn bit of racism never mentions the color of the skin, race or ethnicity! Many other videos, showing the destruction and rioting were taken from the news this isn’t made up. This really happened in some of the bigger cities! I actually like the song I like the music and guitars, kinda country rockish!
A lot of those riot video clips are not even from the US, but from Canada and Europe. He's just talking violent crime and violent riots no matter where they happen.
@@leftycosta1899 No, all the riot clips are not from the US. Here are several that have been identified thus far. If you want links to check out all the sources, reply to this comment and I'll post them. I just haven't put them all in a format allowed in RU-vid comments yet. In this song, they are not only talking about the problems in the US but in the Western countries... this impacts all of us. I've watched a lot of reactions from people in Canada and Europe and they get it. They feel the song is speaking for them too., ……………………………………………………... 0:27 - Berlin -- Woman flipping off police officers: This footage was captured in Berlin in 2017 during the Revolutionary May 1st Demonstration on labor day according to the stock footage website Pond5 where we found it posted for purchase. www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/75162436-girl-messes-riot-police-showing-middle-finger-during-demonst ……………………………………………………... 1:35 - Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain - Protesters run down fiery street (1:35): This stock footage available to purchase. It originates from a 2019 Young Teenagers Rebel Riot during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, according to a 2020 NBC News article. NBC reported that the clip was used misleadingly at the 2020 Republican National Convention in a video that criticized crime and rioting as a "taste of Biden’s America." ……………………………………………………... 1:38 - Kiev, Ukraine -- Masked protester in blue puffer jacket throwing item at police (1:38): This comes from a 2013 protest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters photographer Stoyan Nenov captured a still image of the same person. The photo was embedded in an article from French news service Radio France Internationale, with the caption, "Protesters storm the presidential administration building." ……………………………………………………... 1:50 - Kiev, Ukraine -- January 19, 2014 - Anti-Government Riot (1) Ukraine protesters killed as riot police clear the streets - RU-vid ……………………………………………………... 1:54 - Montreal -- Police charging at crowd of protesters: Note the hotel name, Hotel de l'ITHQ. The clip can be found on the stock image website and to a RU-vid video of a 2013 protest in Montreal, where riot police charged a group of students protesting a rise of tuition fees in Quebec. ……………………………………………………... 1:58 - Kyiv, Ukraine -- People pulling on gate (1:58): The footage of a crowd of people wrestling with police for control of a gate appears to be from a 2013 protest near the Kyiv City Council in Ukraine. Two of the men in the Aldean video can be seen in a photo in this article in RIA Novosti, a Ukrainian news site, and archived on its newsbank website. ……………………………………………………... 2012 - bunch of cops in riot gear charging at a group of protesters ……………………………………………………... 2:00 - Toronto -- Police car burning on street while others jumped on another burned car This clip is from people protesting a G20 summit in Toronto in 2010. A Getty Images photo captured a similar scene and shows one of the people seen in the Aldean video wearing a white shirt and jumping on the same burned-out car. ……………………………………………………... 2:05 - Kyiv, Ukraine -- Protesters holding green gate (2:05): People crouch behind a green gate and carry it forward in this clip from Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2014. PolitiFact used a reverse-image search to find the Jan. 20, 2014, video available for purchase. "Protesters attacked police during clashes in Kiev on the street Grushevskogo, throwing stones, set(ting) cars alight," read Shutterstock’s description. The protest happened during a period of political upheaval in Ukraine and appears to have been partly a response to the Ukrainian parliament rushing the passage of tough anti-protest legislation. ……………………………………………………... 2:07 - Kyiv, Ukraine -- Police clashing with protesters (2:07): This brief clip of police clashing with an unseen crowd appears to match images from a 2013 protest in Kyiv. The buildings and yellow buses in the background can be seen in photos from this 2015 article on InfoKava.com.
Nothing racist about this song and if anyone is against this song then that means you are for burning looting murder. And that makes you part of the problem. It's left that stand seen the truth of what they allow to happen in their city's.
Glad you could see past the racism BS my friend. That’s what’s wrong with our society now. Too many people looking for what someone does wrong while too few look for what someone does right. Luv u brother. I’m white, you’re black. Who cares??? We’re all living loving human beings. Have a great life. Wishing you nothing but the best!
His whole point (or what I took from the song) is discouraging violence and everyone sticking together no matter what race we are. And that’s what our country needs is everyone to stand together instead of finger pointing 💕
This video was filmed in Columbia Tennessee it's a great small town where there is alot of black people who feel the same way they love and care about their town...
Hank Jr’s “A Country Boy Can Survive” is a very similar song. People tried saying it’s racist too but I can’t see how. I’d like to hear your take on it!
I watched somebody who said that Hank jr song was about the new world order and that was 40 years ago. I guess it was racist?????? NOT. MAYBE towards the people in power. They're just a bunch of it is have nothing better to cry about, and this song is one of those. They just want to complain about! Well said, thank you
There is no color in this song or video. Just 3 chords and the truth. Thank you for an honest look and listen. LOVE, not hate, for each other, is the essence of these lyrics. Thank you for the reaction. Nicely done, sir.🤟😎
My husband, who is black, is from the town this was filmed in. His brother was pissed when all this started. He knows Jason and said "he's cool as hell".
Remember Jason survived a shooting at a concert, no wonder he came out with a song like this😢...I think it's so true it makes people make up excuses for the violence in our country.
Again son, you're an amazing young man....Scottish Woman here....this is an amazingly great song....I live in a small town and that crap wouldn't happen here, all the races that live here wouldn't put up with disturbing our lifestyle....🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
... I played in at slow speed frame by frame, just my observation. 1. covered can't see faces 2. white girl middle finger 3. white guy throwing rock 4 white girl spitting cops face 5 black guy burning flag 6 3 white guys - 4th maybe black 7. crowd of all white face off with police 8 crowd of whites maybe one black throwing rock into air 9 white guy throwing can thru window 10. 2 black guys breaking display case 11 white guy and possibly black guy throwing rock 12 white guys walk in liquor store punched by customer 13 black guy red shirt 14 crowd of all white people 15 crowd of white and black people 16 crowd of all white people pulling fence 17 white and black jumping on police car 18 white guy dragged down by police 19 5 white guys pushing fence sidewalk
i grew up in a small town.didn't matter your skin color . you needed help everybody helped each other. closes neighbors to us was a black family every sunday we took turns having a sunday dinner with each other.
This is but another example of a type of "Streisand effect" where you're told to not pay attention to something & in being told that makes you investigate it. Trying to "cancel" the song calling it "racist" only increased its popularity.
There was no racism. There was hope and the knowledge people still love, care and respect one another, even when we're seeing horrors in the media. I live in a small town. "We take care of our own" means all our neighbors, no matter their background or ethnicity.
For transparency, the Courthouse that he shot in front of (30 minutes from his home in Tennessee) was home to a lynching in 1927. Someone did a lot of digging and found that out. There is no racism because racism isn't tolerated in small towns either.
The algorithm brought me to your channel. The way you conduct yourself and analyze the videos… you’re gonna explode soon my brother. Keep searching for truth. Great video!
They say it's a dog whistle for racists. Almost 40 years ago I heard the same thing about "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen. I guess my ability to understand those whistles hasn't improved over the decades.
Amen ... im white, my son mixed, i dont have a racist bone in my body i love all no matter color or bkground ethnicty, i love this song an shame on CMT for banning it, the truth is hard for so many ppl .. ty for ur honest an truthful opinion ... much love to u ❤
My sister-in-law is a speech therapist and one of the things she comments on is how, when a diagnosis become popular and all of a sudden every kid is attention-deficit or on the autism spectrum then the kids who truly need help don't get it because they are drowned out by all the others. Racism feels the same way anymore. Racism still exist but the real incidences of it are being drowned out by this sort of ridiculousness, and they don't get the attention that they deserves to truly combat it. It all just becomes the repeated noise of everything is racist or nothing is
just got a call from my neighbor, someone is around your house, went outside saw him walking away told him , I got a 357 come back, that's how we play, I have my curtain`s opened up to see his and my nephew homes...we watch each others backs
What is funny is that Candace Owens and her family moved to be neighbors with jason. Jason and his wife took them under their care, got them jobs, fedthem at his house all the time, and with actions, not wo4ds, changed Candaces perspective from liberal to conservative, to taking care of ALL the people around her, like he does.
JayVTheGreat * thank you for not taking another's word & looking at this yourself. Since the video didn't focus on a single color, it only makes sense that the focus is truly about not allowing anyone w/ a destructive goal think it's tolerated in small towns. None of us pick our colors & it is time we stop allowing people to use that a tool to stir hatred. *wrong is wrong, regardless of color * equitable consequences w/out revenge, regardless of color *my own abused me starting at 3yrs w/ abuse that no one should experience & he was never held accountable *
Thank you! Don’t destroy our town! There’s nothing about racism in this video. It’s just portraying that we take care of our own! This is taught in your upbringing. Not one piece of racism!
People in the city don't have emotional ties to anybody, any business or building. In a smalltown, your neighbor could be the owner of the local deli, gas station or pizza shop that you visit every day. The girl working could be your daughter's best friend. The pizza shop owner is involved, and supplies pizza rolls for all the schools' fundraisers. Your best friend could own the local bait shop. The 1 fire department holds a car wash to raise money for the station and the whole town gets their car washed even if they don't need it. Your best friend's uncle owns the only 10 lane bowling alley in town. If you get your 4-wheel drive stuck mudding every farmer offers his help with his tractor. Those people aren't going let you just march from one end of their town to the other and destroy their property and business' without paying the consequences. I'm 53 yrs old and that's how it was and still is growing up in the smalltown I live in and the ones around me.
I just got time to catch up on this song. Small Towns are few and far between now. Small towns and the hard work that the neighbors do are what we need more of in this world. Life was so much more enjoyable. What happened to having your gramma calling you mom when you were walking home to tattle on you.
Your reaction was spot on!! He’s just talking about in small towns You don’t see this stuff going on because most Small Town’s only have like one grocery store, one pharmacy, one liquor store, one comer store and a couple of gas stations and liKe maybe 2 banks some only have one!! An everybody knows everybody Usually there might be one Chief of police and maybe 3-5 officers and even they know everybody so You don’t do that stuff in a Small Town then because everybody know’s everybody You’re not getting away with nothing the Community help’s the police in a Small Town they will take matters yon there hands before the police an even make it to the scene of the crime because they don’t want You robbing or looting there only gas stations or there corner store where if You do these things the stores don’t have enough money then to order what they need and it will end up shutting down and the people from these Small Town’s are every different color and races, but Your protected by the people In Your Town they wave at You if they know Your going through something they try to help You out, if per-say I can speak on this because right now I miss being in My Small Town like I could accidentally leave my car unlocked it never got touched One time I actually left My house unlocked to go to the store and I wasn’t even that worried because I knew My community has my back and My neighbors would’ve seen if somebody tried to go in My home without me knowing and the reason I left was because Two things one I lived far from my family and parents and my car started to mess up and I knew if You live in a small town then You know if Your car either runs out of gas most times Your Neighbors will help,but if your cars mess up and you can’t do nothing about it and it just gives out on you you’re stuck you might get a ride home or to the store if somebody has time, but if You can’t fix it and or get another car Yeah You’re stuck and I refuse to not have a vehicle anywhere I’m at Especially if You live far in the country You have to have gas an a vehicle that works!! An The Second reason My Husband and I came back is because I first found out My grandpa was on his death bed literally and We moved back because we was super close with him even my Husband was and we Broke down when He passed it was like the Heart of our family broke💔💔💔 the family in so many Pieces!! An then I found out just 6 months ago My Hero My Daddy has stage 4 Lung cancer and it’s not the kind from smoking it’s another form of Lung Cancer and they’re trying there best to treat Him Because they said he’s probably never going to be in remission because the chance are like 1% and Lord know’s I pray 🙏🏽 all the time for him and right now he’s taking the cancer pill because not everyone can do that and it one day might stop helping him Lord please 🙏🏽 Don’t take My Daddy!! But, it all depends on Your DNA and if it Works together well ,but it could at anytime stop working and An every Morning here lately his stomach has been hurting him so he waits a minute before getting up at 4:30 and going to work and sometimes He has to throw up and sometimes it goes away after taking some of his medication’s, but My Daddy already told us all he’s going to fight hard and he’s tougher than I ever could imagine and after 3 months he has to go back to his doctors and get a head to toe scan to make sure for one it didn’t spread more into his body and He started out with a spot on his brain and one smaller tumor in one lung and a big tumor in his right lung!! When they go to those appointments Which by the way his one is coming up in the next couple of weeks I’m on my knees trying to pray so Hard I cry and the 3 month results was a miracle!! Now there is nothing on his brain that went totally away and both Tumors in both lungs shrunk by 30%!! I know it’s not gone, but getting good news is better than bad!! So I’m on my knees again praying 🙏🏽 for good news agin this month!! But, I couldn’t be far away from My Daddy and we have all been expressing our feelings for one another, and we do break down and cry there’s nothing wrong with that I mean he’s an amazing father and father-in-law. That’s my daddy and he used to work in the tobacco fields what is younger on the farm that his parents had, and that was no easy job!! But, he don’t ever want to be treated differently and I can understand Why He wants to leave this earth saying I caught my hardest and loved my family told each one personally how much I love and care for them and I spent my life doing special things with each one of us !! But, I’m married so I can totally get where my Mother is coming from She is so scared and She has medical issues as well so it’s tough on her as well !!! They’ve been married 39 years about to be 40 years and if it wasn’t for charities paying for the cancer pill that cost 1,500 hundred dollars a month and then You have another one that a charity is covering that’s around the same price we all don’t have enough to pay it so we are definitely not taking anything or anybody for granted they are covering this cancer pill and the other one until November hopefully 🙏🏽 we can find a charity that can pick up that because if not he will have to do chemo and radiation treatments which also coast a whole lot!! So please 🙏🏽 I didn’t mean to make this so long, But I really enjoyed Your Commentary and reaction to Jason Aldean try that in a small town!! An I’m subscribing to Your Channel and please 🙏🏽 nobody come after me because I just got in my feel’s about my daddy!! Just if You could say a prayer 🙏🏽 for Bill and wish the best for him even privately I would greatly appreciate it!! Thank You sending nothing, love ❤️ and ✌🏽!! To you and Your family and wishing You all Happiness,Joy, Peace, and Love and Prosperity and great Health and Blessings upon Blessings to You and Your Family and Friends!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️🫶🏽🥰💯!! 🥹🥹🥹😢😢😢💔💔💔🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💪🏽❤️🥰🫶🏽💯!!! ✌🏽&❤️🫶🏽💯 Everybody that’s going through Something sending love ❤️ and support out!!💯
Not taking it personally taking it easy Freedom of Speech 💬😀 Rock It Be fair to All people Always It's a big wonderful world Enjoy it Freedom of Speech
You are 100% rite! Madisonville TX…. Black/white/Mexican….. don’t matter! We all grew up together! We’re all family! And will stand beside each other!!!!!
Im from the UK and this is the first song for a long time that has made me feel like the USA and I understand each other. Protecting one another, caring about the people I know regardless of colour. This is who USA used to be....go on boy.
Nah u didnt miss anything racist cause there is nothing racist about it. I live in a small west virginia town and this song speaks facts. There are many different people here and if antifa or blm come here with their bulls**t i will stand with my neighbors, black, white, brown etc will stand TOGETHER to protect our community. The ones calling it racist are the actual racist ones. Ty for the reaction. Your common sense earned you a new follower.
This whole thing is meant to distract us from the governments next attempt at population control. 3words, mysterious malaria outbreak. Mark my words. It will happen soon. Trust me
As for the video's filming location - in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, where the 1927 lynching of 18-year-old Black man Henry Choate took place - Aldean said he wasn't aware of the event beforehand
I live in a small farm/factory town in Indiana. We will stop and help anyone broken down on the road or need help regardless of what you look like and not expect anything in return except to pay it forward. We live with each other, most are armed but you would never know it. Racism exists, no doubt, but I believe these antifa and other groups fuel it rather than try to extinguish it.
There is nothing racist about this video. He is just speaking truth because you don't want to hear nothing in small towns like you do big cities and that is so true. I love this song I think it's awesome. There's nothing racist about it. He is speaking the truth and for some reason. People hate the truth, why is that?
Perfecly beautiful and rational words Sir. Much of the uproar is over the courthouse as a backdrop. In 1927 a mob broke into a local jail and dragged a black man out and drug hin behind a car to that location, where the hung him from the second floor. Candice Owens has a video that greatly details the whole issue here. 1💯🔥 rezction.
The people that are hollering the loudest about racism are recognizing themselves in those videos. They know their behavior is wrong but they got to put it off on somebody else. They figure if they get the whole world in a freaking up for they won't be looking at them. Great song great message
