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Aristus

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14. I liked the old guys, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, mostly.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 02:15 PM

15 hrs ago

But by and large, I don't really like country music. I don't like the smug provincialism of their self-anointing as 'real' American music. I don't like the gooey sentimentalism of the George Strait/Randy Travis variety. And I loathe the empty-headed, hyperaggressive MAGA strain of country cowshit.

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I liked the old guys, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, mostly. Aristus 15 hrs ago #14