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:
Scum, what’s with the caps on all the time.
F**k you domestic enemy
Speak fir yourself as I have never been more proud!
If there’s an embarrassment, turn around and look in the mirror you stupid pos.
F#$# Bruce!!!!
Unionist p***k
Through away all Bruce what his face cds…no more
Then don’t come back
Stay overseas …jerk
Who cares idiot