Reclaim all the bling. Slap an American flag and pride or feminism redo of the don’t tread on me flag in your truck bed at the same time, it’ll confuse them.
I already do. I fly an American flag and have a black power fist sign hanging in my window. I also have a don't tread on me flag on the wall in my office. I took the latter down because I didn't want to mislead people into thinking I have opinions I don't, but maybe I will put it back up.
We should start wrapping every conceivable thing in American flags with some special dog whistle to how small Trump's crowds are in place of the stars.
Has his campaign ever gotten a license to use a song prior to using it? At some point the recording industry as a whole should ask for an injunction against them.
Ice Cube - Worked on the Trump campaign until it caused bad press but justified it by saying Black people have to work with Republicans if they want equality
My understanding is that a generic public music performance licence generally covers the use of pretty much any song played in any venue for any reason. I wouldn't doubt they purchased such a licence because it's fairly cheap.
However, there is legal precedent that tying the artist to a message they don't like isn't part of that general public performance licence. It's recommended that, if the event is going to be religious or political, the organizers get confirmation from the artist that they're alright with it to avoid a lawsuit. I highly doubt they're doing this.
Edit: apparently the song was used in a video and not just played at a rally. That's way different. They definitely just stole the song
That song is the only one where I really wish that moron would have a change of heart. It's catchy and high energy and would work well for karaoke and a dead crowd. It's not good, but it's fucking fun and nostalgic.
But he's an active shitbag. I will not support a living shitbag if I know about their shitbaggery. I'll make an exception only if they're not actively engaging in shitbaggery any longer.
I hope his homey ends up in county in cell block 6 while being processed for the pen.
Kanye West is the most high profile rapper I can think of associated with the MAGA movement. Most of his billions comes from apparel, but most of his fame is due to his music.
I was a huge fan until his crazy heel turn a few years back.
"take whatever you can without permission" seems like the kind of thing that would turn "small government" and "people who follow the term commandments" off from a candidate...
Anytime I hear a guy proudly say "better to ask for forgiveness than permission" I can't help but think that statement gives off rapey vibes. For obvious reasons, I'm not at all surprised that this is essentially Trump's mantra.
I wouldn't say proudly, but I do say "easier to ask for forgiveness than permission" semi regularly. But it's never in the context of like, regular interpersonal relationships. It's work stuff, usually. I could write a report and beg my superiors for their input and budget for some initiative, or I can just go do the goddamn thing and get it done in a quarter of the time it would take to get the first leadership meeting on the calendar.
Strong Towns is another useful example. They make cool, good, human-centered urban developments. When the mayor or whoever shows up to check it out, they go "wow this is fantastic!" and the organizers THEN say yeah, these are the 70+ local zoning ordinances we broke to make this happen. Then a bunch of nonsense pro-suburbia rules get lifted to enable more cool stuff.