This week, Bruce Springsteen claimed that he was standing amount “embarrassed Americans”.
This coming from the man who sings “Born in the USA,” but the signs were there all along. Springsteen’s hit may sound like a patriotic jam, but its intention is often misheard or misunderstood. With lyrics like “So they put a rifle in my hand / Sent me off to a foreign land / To go and kill the yellow man,” the song was a political statement from the very beginning.
The anti-war/anti-America message may have been subtle then, but now Springsteen is making his displeasure with the United States known across the world. His most overt criticism of his home country came this week during a concert in Melbourne, Australia.
See Bruce Springsteen’s full statement on the next page:
F**k that bitch
Go to hell Bruce Springsteen
I’m ashamed to hear his pathetic political words against our president.
Be real easy to boycott him
Don’t speak for Americans. You do not represent them.
Idiotic liberal Bastard!
He is an$#%&!@* Never did like him or his music!
Bruce, you say your embarrassed to be an American. Stop singing Born in the USA.
Bruce most overrated singer since. BobDylan
Bruce, and other people like you are embarrassing the USA !!!!!!!!