Legendary multi-platinum rocker Ted Nugent has broken his silence after fellow musician and country star Jason Aldean was attacked over a recent hit song.<\/p>\n
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Aldean found himself in a firestorm of controversy after many on the left claimed one of his latest hit songs was somehow racist and inflammatory.<\/p>\n
The song, \u201cTry That In A Small Town,\u201d has been criticized with claims it promotes vigilantism and gun violence. The controversy escalated when Country Music Television (CMT) decided to remove the song\u2019s music video from its platform.<\/p>\n
The video features real-life footage of violent riots and crime, largely from the \u2018summer of riots\u2019 in 2020, combined with the song\u2019s lyrics, and has been widely criticized for its divisive content.<\/p>\n
In a Saturday interview, Nugent ripped \u201cidiots\u201d who dislike the song and who have invented reasons to call it \u201ccontroversial.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know there\u2019s a bunch of idiots out there, but you need to learn to get a kick out of the idiots. The idiots hate this Jason Aldean song because they hate when we push back against violence,\u201d he told Fox News\u2019 Jimmy Failla.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey always get it 180 degrees wrong. This song is against violence. The song is about self-defense. The song is about protecting your loved ones in your neighborhood. If you find fault with a song that celebrates protecting your loved ones, your neighborhood, you might be going down to Target to the Satan display and get down on your knees,\u201d the legendary, multi-platinum album rocker added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are just weird people. We dismiss them because they\u2019ve gotten out of hand because they\u2019ve got no soul. I laugh in their face,\u201d he noted further.<\/p>\n
Fox News reported that Nugent is no stranger to controversy, as he has been involved in disputes with liberals for many years, particularly on topics like Second Amendment rights and freedom of speech. Some have labeled him as an \u201cextremist\u201d due to his outspoken views.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always stood up radically \u2013 really extremist \u2013 for God, family, country, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Ten Commandments, golden rule, work ethic, law and order, all that really radical stuff, and that represents the heart and soul of the best, most passionate, most cocky, most fun people in the world,\u201d the rocker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reach of social media gets to good people all over the world, and all the good people in the world are saying what the Nugent family says: \u2018Go, Jason, go\u2026 we salute you, and we stand with you,\u2019\u201d Nugent said.<\/p>\n
Despite the backlash, Aldean remained undeterred, and during a concert this week, he directly addressed the crowd with an epic Pro-America rant, and the crowd went absolutely wild.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell I gotta tell you guys it\u2019s been a long ass week. It\u2019s been a long week and I\u2019ve seen a lot of stuff suggesting I\u2019m this, suggesting I\u2019m that,\u201d he began. \u201cWhat I am is a proud American,\u201d he went on as the crowd cheered loudly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love our country and I want to see it restored to what it once was before this bullshit started happening to us. I love my country, I love my family and I\u2019ll do anything to protect that,\u201d he concluded as the crowd roared with approval and began chanting, \u201cUSA! USA! USA!\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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