Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen Paris 85

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Proshot Born In The USA - 29th June 1985,
Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France

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[Putortous]

true patriots criticize their leaders. I love my country and really, really hate the guys in charge

[youngfeniansofeire]

respect to the boss from ireland

[khuongla1960]

...all all all rights allrights, godloves it all!

Let we us see...

Ya all a little happy hippy pinky punky

Monkies. Correct? Uh, noisy down........

Longed time no see, how this is?

[Petegrin1]

FUCK THE USA!

[Socialistweeduser]

@Gabby2216 This is not a pro-American song.



[Gabby2216]

shit I may just buy100Coors light just by listening2dis......

[OlderG0ds]

@decadentunicorn I understand your confusion about my first comment, it's not to say I'm lashing out at anyone who speaks against the US. The problem is most people are just hopping on the bandwagon and dishing out the usual rhetoric/insults like a bunch of parrots. It has little to no substance.

I welcome people challenging our nation's behavior, policies etc. in a way that can bring about positive change.

[decadentunicorn]

@OlderG0ds Well, I am glad to hear that you feel that way. We need more of that attitude on here.

[OlderG0ds]

@decadentunicorn I know the difference between constructive criticism (which is a very powerful and helpful tool) and enmity. The latter, seemingly, being the more popular response, in turn changing nothing but rather just stirring up animosity.

[decadentunicorn]

@OlderG0ds In essence, the song’s narrator is saying, “Yeah, I was born in the USA, and look what it got me.” If the irony has diminished since the song was written, it is only because the global perception of America as the “land of milk and honey” has significantly waned in the last decade. It isn't anti-American in the sense that it suggests all Americans are assholes. That wouldn't be ironic. That would just be inane name-calling.

[decadentunicorn]

@OlderG0ds In a nutshell, the point of the song is that being born in the USA is by no means a guarantee of privilege. At the time the song was written, there was very much a worldwide perception that America was the land of opportunity. Simply being “Born in the USA” was thought of as the golden ticket. But what sort of story does the song tell? One of a man who’s had to struggle since youth, one who’s been forced into a war that kills his brother, one who's out of work.