You mean the anti-lynching wacko pansies who whine about the need for trials, the rule of law and the presumption of innocence?

No argument there.

I consider myself a left leaning liberal who likes country music, Toby Keith and this song. I don't have an urge to go lynchin or fly a confederate flag. Thank you very much.

I'm still waiting to hear if people think the lyrics to the M.I.A. song promote terrorism or murder.

Has anybody suggested the song inspired any lynchings? All I see is people saying that the song seem to think there was something good about lynchings in the past and whether that isn't a very troublesome thing in light of the baggage associated with lynchings in this country.

Unless there's some satirical or self-critical gloss that can be put on the lyrics, they don't seem to support the rule of law either.

The author of the article was concerned it advocated lynchings. I was pointing out that the song was #1 on the charts when it was released and there were no lynchings as a result.

Agreed. "Advocated" is not a synonym for "inspired."

And there's no question that the song is advocating lynchings. If not in a literal sense then in the sense of needing a modern equivalent since the current justice system isn't protecting society.

The question isn't whether the song advocates it but whether that means Toby Keith advocates it.

I'm not disagreeing with you. Let me try another way. We didn't hear of anyone going out and lynching someone because "Toby Keith sang about it, it must be oK".

I'm curious if the M.I.A. lyrics going to be deemed acceptable because LoT members are fans of her but not country music.

Never heard of M.I.A., but I was country when country wasn't cool.

I understand what you're saying. I'm saying it isn't relevant whether anybody lynched anybody because of the song.

I don't have any idea who either Toby Keith or M.I.A. is/are. You seem to be taking this personally. You shouldn't, it is ok to be entertained by a homophobic racist who would like all black people to be lynched (if that is what Keith is, I'm not saying he is).

But reading about M.I.A. it seems she is quite open about the politics and advocacy of her music. I don't know if I find the lyrics you've posted problematic because I don't know what she is trying to say with them.

I also don't know for certain what Keith is trying to say with his song. But at least on surface reading it seems to be pretty explicit in its yearning for a bygone era of more instantaneous (and harsher) judgment.