“Love Me, I’m A Liberal”
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This is from five years ago, so missing some of the worse shit.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Daily reminder that Liberalism is an ideology of hate and literal violence.

    Every day Liberals happily choose to use The State to starve the hungry, murder the unhoused, arm the pigs, and kill the sick.

  • Norm_Chumpsky [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I cheered when Biden was chosen, my faith in the system restored

    I’m glad I’m back to brunch now, and the news can be safely ignored

    Now immigrants are always welcome, as long as they don’t move next door!

    So love me, love me, love, I'm a liberal

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I cried when they shot Breonna Taylor
    Tears ran down my spine

    I kneeled when they shot Mr. Floyd
    As though I’d lost a father of mine

    But the Kenosha rioters deserved it
    They got what they asked for this time

    So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal!

  • Norm_Chumpsky [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I’ve gone to BLM rallies, what they did to George Floyd is a sin

    Police reforms are badly needed, let the anti-bias training begin

    But defund and abolish is crazy, and that’s why I’m turning you in!

    So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

    • Dirtbag [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Holy fuck that last verse on Afghanistan

      :amerikkka-clap:

  • vertexarray [any]
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    3 years ago

    I feel like I've heard other updates of this song and disliked them, but this dude REALLY has the vibrato, range, and charisma to do it. Great stuff.

    The way he delivers "I buy everything he's ENDORSED with his BRAND" is primo. He's not trying to sound exactly like Ochs either despite hitting all the good points, which I appreciate.

    • Dirtbag [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Right? Phil Ochs left some huge shoes to fill, but this guy nailed it. The barely contained rage and bitterness in his voice also sells it.

      I really want to hear this song covered by a powerviolence band.

      • vertexarray [any]
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        3 years ago

        I was thinking about leftist music in these terms recently. Punk and folk can talk straight up about politics. But country, pop, metal, etc cannot without sounding corny as fuck.

        This is why I like A Brighter Day by Jellyfish — I think it's about joining the FBI or MI6 during the cold war, but it's really oblique about it, and it sounds fuckin' great. If they wrote a song in that style but mentioned an org or a person by name, I think it'd lose its appeal.

        • Dirtbag [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          This is a really great point. Pumped Up Kicks is another pop song that manages to nail a message without getting too corny.

          Hip Hop also has a long tradition of revolutionary music to it which is awesome.

          “Run To The Hills” by Iron Maiden feels a little dated now, but had a lot of bite to it and really pissed people off when it first released. An anti-colonialist metal song in the 80’s was a big deal.

          • vertexarray [any]
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            3 years ago

            Oh, Run To The Hills is a great point! Hiphop as well. Seems like it can do it direct or indirect.

            I spose I'm being too hard-and-fast — good lyrics are good lyrics.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    That ending really emphasizes how fash liberals are underneath it all.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    The tea party verse is weak / dated, easy spot to switch in something that hits harder.

    • Dirtbag [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Could you hook me up with one? Youtube was being lib.

      Edit: found it - https://youtu.be/_SsCsWahOhY

      • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Haha, in the comments someone complains that he defends Assange rather than Manning in the lyrics and gets called out as the person the song is directed at by another commenter.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    The racists in those backwards Trump states
    Should all hang their heads in shame

    I can't understand how their minds work
    What's the matter don't they watch colbert?

    But if you fight to abolish the police
    I’ll help the cops take down your name

    So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal!

    —-

    Alternate last verse:

    But if you demand we fund reparations
    I’ll help the cops take down your name

    Either works, but the one I went with involves direct action, which liberals hate.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    :AyyyyyOC-big: ”you don’t understand, I had to do it.”

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    The Taliban line remains relevant. Good job Amerika.

    :amerikkka-clap:

  • Edelgard [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    I cheered when gay marriage was legal
    My faith in the system restored

    I fly rainbow flags during pride month
    and I rent from a proud gay landlord

    I love every LGBT person
    ‘till my husband comes out as trans

    So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal!