Ah, how lovely. God bless you, Mr. Cash. Artists like you don't come around too often.
One wonders, however, if he could even get away with performing this song today (not to mention his comment about shooting someone who tried to burn his flag) without "triggering" cries of "micro-aggression."
Remember the controversy at University of California, Irvine, where members of UCI's Associated Students tried to get the American flag banned from their building's lobby because it "triggered" people?
Such idiocy can only emanate from the far left.
For Further Reading
"The Microagression Farce" (Heather MacDonald, Autumn 2014, City Journal).
"A New Hampshire University's Language Guide Says Students Should Avoid Using the Word 'American'" (Ted Siefer, July 20, 2015, Business Insider).
"Don't Sweat the Microagressions" (Amitai Etzioni, April 8, 2014, The Atlantic).
"Microaggression: Desperately Seeking Discrimination" (Viv Regan, December 29, 2014, spiked).
"UC Irvine Student: US Flag Banned to Avoid Triggering Hurt Feelings Among Illegals" (Adelle Nazarian, March 8, 2015, Breitbart)
For Further Viewing
Here's The Factual Feminist (AKA Christina Hoff Sommers of the American Enterprise Institute) commenting on this issue.
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