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Ow, I'm rusty with my US knowledge, I thought it was a reference to Richmond the confederate capital, and rich northerners industrialists.
by orwin 3y ago
Ow, I'm rusty with my US knowledge, I thought it was a reference to Richmond the confederate capital, and rich northerners industrialists.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoIt is a reference to Richmond VA, which was indeed the Confederate capital ages ago. 2 hours north of Richmond is Washington DC. The "rich men north of Richmond" are in DC. The song has nothing to do with Confederates, and more to do with folk anthems like those made by Arlo and Woody Guthrie. Or at least it does at first, but then syphons the rage to other targets, which look an awful lot like standard republican talking points. Grassroots popularity? Or a conservative media machine trying to deflect from the problems they helped make?