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:
You embarrass us
Bruuuuuce for President!
He disgusts me
Speak for yourself. You don’t speak for me bubba!!!
Hey, Scum bag, being an American is not a gimmick or sales pitch. Now your a traitor.
Loser
You are not Americans. You are traitors!
You’re a Dumbass Bruce. I’ve lost all respect for you.
Get off the stage,you do not speak for Americans.
This pig can’t even sing.