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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 46 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can't believe you all are focusing around that particular shot of Bruce Springsteen. It's a horrible picture. Get a better picture.

edit: I nominate this one

Oh no I ain't a boy, no I'm a man! And I still believe in the promised land.

(I don't actually believe in the promised land anymore)

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

He looks a little like Bret from Flight of the Conchords in that photo. Still agree with your comment though.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Brit? Like Britney?

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Not familiar. It's a shitty picture of Springsteen, though I think he likes that one a lot. He's... interesting as far as '80s rockers go. Wants to be deep, fails.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Just grabbed the first one searching for “Brett Flight of the Conchords,” but you get the idea. Great New Zealand comedy.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Was that pic taken on a camera-phone?

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Great Pic, really flatters his sugar-lumps.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

lolholyshit

edit: see my edit above for my ideal Bruce

[–] weaselsrippedmyflesh@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting that you call him an 80's rocker, I'd say his best phase was in the 70's, where he drew the most from folk and R&B influences.

[–] GloriousGherkins@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (15 children)
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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

Magats are not american. They are not for liberty.

These are some of the words we were taught in school that represent what being american means

https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

MAGA are also Americans.

No true Scotsman and all that.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

The US responding to it’s problems: “If we change the definition it’ll go away!”

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

They didn't want to be, they tried to rebel to keep slavery.

Our mistake in forcing them to stay, or at least not giving every slave owner to their slaves before moving on.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

It's called the no true klansmen fallacy when it's about MAGAs

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Born in the USA. The stupid MAGA asswipes think the song is about patriotism.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

It is about patriotism. It's about how powerful, rich politicians who had everything handed to them uncaringly sent average people to their deaths in an unjust war. Sounds pretty patriotic to me.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Anyone who has to wrap themselves in the flag is compensating for the fact that their politics are distinctly unamerican. MAGAt dipshits cannot tell the signifiers from the thing being signified.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

I hope the Boss doesn't get fucked up by the Trump administration (and all that entails) when he gets back home.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Toby Keith died for his country.