{"id":2003625,"date":"2023-08-17T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-melts-down-over-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-is-part-of-wacko-conspiracy-theory\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:38:47","slug":"left-melts-down-over-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-is-part-of-wacko-conspiracy-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-melts-down-over-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-is-part-of-wacko-conspiracy-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists go crazy over Oliver Anthony, claim his success is part of a crazy conspiracy theory."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-melts-down-over-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-is-part-of-wacko-conspiracy-theory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Left Melts Down Over Oliver Anthony, Suggests Success\u2064 Is Part of \u200bWacko Conspiracy Theory<\/h2>\n<p>The left\u200c is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-scarface-garland-announces-results-of-secret-service-investigation\/\" title=\"Garland reveals findings of Secret Service probe.\">completely baffled<\/a> by\u2062 the sudden and meteoric rise of Oliver Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>In case you are not familiar with the phenomenon, last week, Anthony released a\u200b song titled <strong>\u201cRich Men \u200dNorth of Richmond\u201d<\/strong> \u200c in which he lambasts \u200cthe political elite for not\u200d caring about the \u2064concerns of ordinary Americans like himself.<\/p>\n<p>The song became an instant \u200chit, garnering millions of views on YouTube and shooting \u2062up\u2063 to No. 1 on iTunes. In \u200caddition, eight \u2062of\u2063 Anthony\u2019s other songs also cracked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oliver-anthonys-meteoric-rise-continues-9-songs-break-top-25-itunes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, of course, leftists cannot \u2063fathom how someone outside of \u200ctheir small orbit could possibly gain such popularity overnight. So, instead, they have suggested that his success is part of some\u2062 nefarious conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>The theory is that Anthony\u2019s popularity is being \u201castroturfed\u201d \u2063\u2014\u200c that is, artificially boosted \u2014 by \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siriusxm-pandora-cmt-iheartradio-pull-morgan-wallen-music-following-n-word-video-recorded-by-neighbor\/\" title=\"SiriusXM, Pandora, CMT, iHeartRadio Pull Morgan Wallen Music Following N-Word Video Recorded By Neighbor\">music industry<\/a> forces.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, the left is claiming \u2063that\u2062 there is no way a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-lil-nas-x-rolls-out-line-of-bloody-satan-shoes-to-coincide-with-new-song-about-demonic-sex\/\" title=\"Rapper Lil Nas X Rolls Out Line Of Bloody \u2018Satan Shoes\u2019 To Coincide With New Song About Demonic Sex\">factory worker<\/a> from rural Virginia \u2063could have\u200b this kind of success\u200d without inside\u2063 help. Their evidence\u200d is that he has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trouble-in-paradise-portland-residents-try-to-sell-off-homes-taken-over-by-squatters\/\" title=\"Trouble in Paradise: Portland Residents Try to Sell Off Homes Taken Over by Squatters\">expensive guitar<\/a> and uses a \u200bstage name.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSome progressives suspect he is\u200b an \u2063invention of behind-the-scenes forces, though there\u2019s little \u2064evidence so far that \u200dhe is not who he says he is:\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-melts-down-over-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-is-part-of-wacko-conspiracy-theory\/\" title=\"Leftists go crazy over Oliver Anthony, claim his success is part of a crazy conspiracy theory.\">factory worker turned farmer<\/a> with a not-obscenely-expensive resonator \u200bguitar without a ton of industry connections waiting in the wings. (&#8216;Oliver Anthony&#8217; is a \u200dnom de\u2064 plume; still, nothing that turns up under his real name suggests that he was actually financed by a\u2064 PAC or major label or doesn\u2019t \u2064really know what a deer blind is.)\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>WARNING: The following video contains language that some viewers will find \u2063offensive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The left is also\u2062 attacking\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/story-behind-artist-viral-rich-men-north-richmond-will-move-deepest-parts-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony<\/a> over his conservative fans.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that famous people on the right like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1690082882117681152?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Walsh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1690462527229169664?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1690462527229169664%7Ctwgr%5Ecdd91a77cfa4b8e1e702ac14dd3b56ad418324a2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2023%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Foliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-divides-conservatives-progressives-1235696805%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake<\/a> and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1690018660675371009?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> have\u200c voiced support for\u200c Anthony\u200b is unacceptable to\u2064 them, so they are trying to quash his stardom.<\/p>\n<p>And,\u2064 naturally, Variety\u200b also had to try to associate him with the fringe\u200d elements of the right, pointing out that Anthony has commented on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sound-freedom-investors-get-massive-payout-film-strikes-gold-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">child trafficking<\/a>,\u2063 a \u201ckey bugaboo\u201d of QAnon.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the left is claiming that Oliver Anthony is an artificial phenomenon created by the music industry \u2062to appeal to conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>What this really shows, however, is that the left simply does not understand the frustrations and concerns \u200bof everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-lawmaker-introduces-bill-us-govt-take-democrat-run-city-rising-crime-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> soaring and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-america-much-bidenonmics-cut-paycheck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economy<\/a> in shambles, Americans \u2064are more worried \u2063than ever and are becoming \u2062increasingly angry \u2062at \u200bthe seeming unwillingness of politicians in Washington to do something about \u200cit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRich Men \u200dNorth of Richmond\u201d is merely pointing out a \u200bsimple fact\u200b that many heartland\u200b Americans have already realized \u2014 \u2063the political elites do \u200cnot care about them.<\/p>\n<p>If progressives took \u2064some time to put themselves\u2064 in the \u2062shoes of ordinary Americans, maybe the Oliver\u200c Anthony phenomenon would make more sense to them.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-melts-oliver-anthony-suggests-success-part-wacko-conspiracy-theory\/\">Left \u2062Melts Down Over Oliver Anthony, \u2062Suggests Success Is Part of Wacko Conspiracy Theory<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The left is perplexed by Oliver Anthony&#8217;s rapid ascent. Last week, he unleashed a song called &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8217; criticizing the political elite&#8217;s indifference towards everyday Americans. This unexpected phenomenon has left many wondering about Anthony&#8217;s sudden rise.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2016,"featured_media":2003626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2016"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}