Bruce

Well, Bruce had a concert, Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, last night in Cleveland.  Did not see much of any coverage [free advertising] on teevee 'news'.  Way too often, much bally-hoo is given to 'country' music people, who i am not familiar with*.  Now, i did read in the plejn djilar a couple good articles on Bruce.  Bruce is an artist, a musician, poet, Christian, and patriot.  A lot of the other mentioned performers like to be billed as such.  Here is the double standard.  The powers that be object to talented people having certain publicly announced thoughts that point to inequities, and wrongs, and want a better society.  Their media pressure, and spokesmen criticise these folk as if they transgressed bounds by exercising free speech, but these hypocrites lionise reagan & *rump, who were not top talent, and came to power to push the agenda of economic royalists.  Springsteen does good for America by speaking up.  By contrast, Michael Jordan is accepted; supposedly he was asked why doesn't he speak up?  His answer was "Republicans buy shoes too".  What is the lesson mandated?  Empathy, integrity, solidarity, democracy — bad; unfettered capitalism, selfish behaviour — good. 

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*Had to look up Morgan Wallen.  He is a drunk racist.  Did not look up Kenny Chesney.  Jason Aldean, a faux hillbilly and trumpster, who did not care that scores of people were shot to death at one of his concerts.