Meritless?
Whoa, waitaminit.
In the nearest small town, BLM and others came to town to have a protest. Yes, I and other delivery drivers (because that's what I did during COVID when the oil patch was flat) were looking for 'construction materials' that seemed out of place and in touch with the local police if we saw anything odd. But come the day of the big protest, there was a counter protest in a parking lot across the street. Good ol' boys in pickups, lots of bikers, and all armed with ARs or similar rifles, just peaceably chatting it up with the cops.
Not one window got broken, no firebombs were set off, they had their protest and left, unmolested.
This was repeated in the western part of the state, with bikers and police and good ol' boys sending the message that this demonstration was damned sure going to be peaceful and non-destructive, or it really wouldn't. And if it came to that the pain would be felt not by the locals, but by any protesters, looters, and vandals that made themselves known by their actions.
Similarly, no buildings were defaced, no windows broken, nothing looted.
Jason Aldean hit it right on the head.
Big city folks might not realize it, but country boys won't put up with that sh*t--from anyone.
We don't care what color their skin is.
We aren't having it here.
And it's only 'dangerous' if you were thinking you were going to walk in here and start something we have to finish.
IMHO, Country Music Television just betrayed their big city roots.
They pulled the tree right out of Country.
