Libby Bruce

I think the conservatives in this area need a loud voice telling them they’re flat wrong.

I think everyone else around here needs a strong voice showing them it’s ok to disagree with those guys.

They are SO LOUD and SO MAD. But they are not arbiters of truth. They’re not right, they’re not the only ones allowed to speak, and everyone doesn’t agree with them.

It’s a conservative area, I have no illusions about that. But they are too sure of their dominance for my taste. They always were, and it’s gotten worse. Nobody challenges them. They’re way too comfortable.

Fact: I’m from here too.

I’m a damn Guenther. We built this town.

Fact: I am smarter than them. All of them.

I say this without hesitation. The era of intellectual conservatives who might be worth engaging with is over. These guys have not read Burke, but guess what? I have. I know more about what they believe than they do.

Fact: I have never shut up, and I will never shut up.

This town is overrun with men who raise their voices and shout down anyone who pushes back on them. Get this: that doesn’t make them right. It makes them bullies. I have been telling them about themselves since the 90’s, and I’ll continue to do so.

Fact: they have a false sense of righteousness.

I remember being a kid, and believing I was the crazy one. If you grew up here and never lived anywhere else, you might think you’re the crazy one. You’re not. The world is not like this. These guys are bananas. The Trump people are in a literal cult. The entire world is watching in horror as America self destructs in slow motion. 

Fact: if you’re lookin’ at me, you’re lookin’ at country.

I’m more country than your cousin with an F150 and a Stetson who listens to Nashville trash. If you don’t get why, it’s cuz you ain’t actually country. Instead, you’ve bought into “country” as a sleek, packaged aesthetic. The rich folks polished it up, twisted it to suit their narrative, and sold it back to you at a premium. Complete with politics that exploit identity, poverty, and fear to divide us and enrich the ruling class. 

I’m not letting them get away with it. I’m country as fuck. They don’t get to claim it like it’s theirs, then say people like me don’t belong. Get out of here with that nonsense.

So, if you’ve ever wondered why I continue to post on FB, now you know. 

I’m taking up space here in Butler County, and anyone who doesn’t like it can drive their f150 off a cliff while blasting Morgan wallen and screaming about blue hair. 

(Which I also have. Cry about it.)

P.S. …bet the f150 crowd didn’t get the Loretta Lynn reference in there. That’s cuz you’re not fuckin country, Brayden.