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Libs Melted Down Over These Oliver Anthony Lyrics: Here's Why Frederick Douglass Would Have Approved

 By Michael Schwarz  October 3, 2023 at 1:31pm
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Oliver Anthony’s viral working-class anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond” has resonated with listeners across the globe.

But liberals live to take offense at things, and so they have. Predictably, liberal writers found fault with a part of Anthony’s lyrics that criticized abuses in the welfare system.

Liberals, as usual, have it wrong, and the great 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass explained why.

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Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.
Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.




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