Is there a more patriotic rapper than Tom MacDonald? Sure, there’s Kendrick Lamar with “XXX.” or Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” but the lyrics of those two are not necessarily pro-America or patriotic in the strict sense of the word. In 2023, it’s in-fashion to criticize the flag and what it represents but Tom MacDonald doesn’t seem to mind going against what’s considered socially acceptable these days. Just check out his new video “American Flags.”
There’s a lot to like in this video. I mean, is there anything more awesome than waving a flag on top of a military tank? I can’t think of a single thing. Tom (and Adam Calhoun) found a great location, too, with the mountainous background along with jets and fighter planes zipping by overhead. Except I kept wondering how they were able to get the military to sign off on that? But after analyzing the video, I’m almost totally sure most were added in the post edit. Maybe video creator Nova Rockafeller can confirm this? 🙂
The only slight mistake I found, because I’m a video editor by trade, is in one of the clips where a formation of jets are flying way off in the background. Check out the still frame below and notice how the jets behind the flag magically fly in front of the flag. The perspective doesn’t add up for the jets to fly in front like that.
Whether you like this video or not isn’t really an issue. Some of you love it. Some of you don’t. It could be that it’s rap music and you’re not a fan. Or maybe you don’t like what the lyrics are about. We all have our likes and dislikes. Nothing wrong with that! But it’ll be nice one day in the future when we can all stand behind the flag, unified even with our differences in lifestyle, politics, and theology. To call upon another new video about patriotism, I don’t think Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” is helping to bridge divides (and in fact it might fan the flames of division), Tom is here promoting America in a less disruptive way.
I’ll wrap this up with a few of my favorite pictures of the Old Glory from camping around the country in my travel trailer. See y’all tomorrow…
-Out of the Wilderness
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American flag, and try this in a small town ,very patriotic, you must be a lib, the right has the right to sing how they see what’s going on in our country, yet there from Canada, God bless them, and God bless this song ” dont try this in a small town, dam I live in gravesend bensonhurst and they BLM came to protest and ran, you dont play that crap in our community, NO VIOLENCE ALLOWED, PEACE IS THE ANSWER, ANGEL HUGS💜💜💜
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I never said they weren’t patriotic. But they certainly don’t do anything to incite peace, especially Jason Aldean.
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Guess who else wasn’t born in the USA: George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, ….
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