{"id":36365,"date":"2019-07-03T10:48:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=36365"},"modified":"2019-07-03T11:38:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:38:28","slug":"springsteens-born-in-the-usa-song-is-anti-american-dont-play-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/springsteens-born-in-the-usa-song-is-anti-american-dont-play-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Springsteen&#8217;s &#8220;Born In The USA&#8221; Song is ANTI-American, Don&#8217;t Play It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well it&#8217;s that time of year when I have to make it clear Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s<i> Born In The USA<\/i> song is not.. <b>IS NOT<\/b> a patriotic song.  The guy is and has been a big time liberal for decades. Those who think his song isn&#8217;t anti-American, you&#8217;re not comprehending the lyrics, all you hear is the chorus&#8230; <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i>&#8220;Born down in a dead man&#8217;s town<br \/>\nThe first kick I took was when I hit the ground<br \/>\nEnd up like a dog that&#8217;s been beat too much<br \/>\n&#8216;Til you spend half your life just covering up<\/p>\n<p>Born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nBorn in the U.S.A<\/p>\n<p>Got in a little hometown jam<br \/>\nSo they put a rifle in my hand<br \/>\nSent me off to a foreign land<br \/>\nTo go and kill the yellow man<\/p>\n<p>Born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<\/p>\n<p>Come back home to the refinery<br \/>\nHiring man said &#8216;son if it was up to me&#8217;<br \/>\nWent down to see my V.A. man<br \/>\nHe said &#8216;son, don&#8217;t you understand&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re still there, he&#8217;s all gone<br \/>\nHe had a woman he loved in Saigon<br \/>\nI got a picture of him in her arms now<\/p>\n<p>Down in the shadow of the penitentiary<br \/>\nOut by the gas fires of the refinery<br \/>\nI&#8217;m ten years burning down the road<br \/>\nNowhere to run ain&#8217;t got nowhere to go<\/p>\n<p>Born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI was born in the U.S.A<br \/>\nBorn in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A<br \/>\nBorn in the U.S.A<br \/>\nBorn in the U.S.A<br \/>\nBorn in the U.S.A<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A&#8221;<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Is there anything there that makes you feel proud to be an American? Did you read any lyrics that scream America greatness? NO, but most people will say &#8220;yes&#8221; because the chorus and the name of the song!! Don&#8217;t take my word for it either, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/are-politicians-too-dumb-to-understand-the-lyrics-to-born-in-the-usa\">The Daily Beast<\/a> proved my point in a piece they did over Pres Trump using the song, <em>&#8220;Not exactly an election night anthem&#8221;<\/em>! <\/p>\n<p>I know this hate America song will be blaring at countless events over the next couple of days, but you should really do what you can to stop it from being played. If you hear it tell whomever playing it to turn it off, <b>show them<\/b> the lyrics <u>BESIDES<\/u> the chorus! <\/p>\n<p>Those of you hosting parties <b>PLEASE DO NOT<\/b> play this song at any <strike>Independence<\/strike> Rebellion and Insurrection \ud83d\ude00 Day celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bruce-springsteen-is-embarrassed-to-be-an-american\">Bruce Springsteen is &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; to be an American<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Well it&#8217;s that time of year when I have to make it clear Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s Born In The USA song is not.. IS NOT a patriotic song. 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