Since countering Aldean's claim the video only contains "real news footage," Destinee Stark has received a wave of hateful messages from defenders of the song.

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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Flag burning is protected and threatening gun violence is a crime. What the gun violence is a reaction to is irrelevant.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It matters in this case because the quoted lyrics imply the gun is linked to the flag portion of the song but it's the start of a different verse. Not getting the facts straight devalues the (valid) criticisms and allows people to dismiss the whole thing outright. The point can be made without being misleading or being inaccurate, so why undermine it?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    But the section about having a gun immediately follows one about burning the flag? Comes across to me as hero fantasies of the flag burner escalating and giving the gun holder a justified reason to shoot them.

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