Bruce Springsteen has unveiled a new national tour framed not merely as entertainment, but as a political crusade in defense of America, which he insists is under attack by our wannabe king and his rouge government.
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In a video message highlighted by Breitbart, the Dancing in the Dark singer declared, We are living through dark, disturbing, and dangerous times, casting the current moment as an existential crisis for the country. He announced that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will embark on a three?month Land of Hope and Dreams U.S. tour, positioning the concert series as a kind of cultural counteroffensive.
But do not despair, the calvary is coming, the 76-year-old rocker proclaimed, adopting the language of rescue rather than mere performance. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California, to Texas, to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.
Springsteen further asserted that the shows would be explicitly political, not just nostalgic. We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America, American democracy, American freedom, our American constitution, and our sacred American dream, all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rouge government in Washington, D.C., he added.
Despite the combative rhetoric, he attempted to cast the events as open to all viewpoints. Springsteen said that everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome.
He then urged fans to treat the tour as a kind of protest movement wrapped in rock music. So, come on out and join the United free republic of E Street nation for an American spring of rock and rebellion, the Born to Run singer declared.
Springsteens comments place him squarely within a familiar Hollywood and music?industry pattern, in which left?leaning celebrities denounce Republican leadership while enjoying massive platforms and corporate backing. Notably, he joins a cohort of fellow celebrities that have been complaining about the enforcement of U.S. law in recent weeks, with many taking to social media or red carpet interviews to issue unhinged diatribes while Democrat lawmakers stoke the flames.
Late last month, Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito called for a revolution to combat ICE, escalating rhetoric against basic immigration enforcement. Actress Molly Ringwald went even further, declaring the Trump administration a fascist government and warning that supporting President Donald Trumps immigration policies will eventually result in Americans being found guilty of treason when leftists take back control of the government.
These increasingly extreme pronouncements underscore how much of the entertainment elite now treats opposition to border security and law enforcement as a moral litmus test. While Springsteen promises an American spring of rock and rebellion, many Americans who value secure borders, constitutional order, and respect for the office of the presidency may see yet another celebrity tour doubling as a partisan campaign rally rather than a unifying celebration of the nation.
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