Conservatives confused by ‘Fortunate Son'

[KamaAina]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/conservatives-confused-fortunate-son

While most art is open to interpretation, “Fortunate Son” is not “an anti-war screed.” Rather, it’s a criticism of elites who believe in wars without cost:...

In other words, the powerful elites don’t send their fortunate kids to fight a war. This is a song for everyone else – a celebration of the less fortunate who carry the burden.

At an event celebrating veterans, it’s most certainly the appropriate place for the song.

In the meantime, Springsteen also performed “Born in the U.S.A.” last night, which didn’t draw conservatives’ ire, and which is arguably a more explicit anti-war song.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

1. "Born in the USA" may not have brought as many complaints

But I have a conservative friend (veteran) that was at the concert, and she's been raising hell about it on FB, along with lots of her other friends.

[NightWatcher]

5. Who goes to a Bruce Springsteen show and complains about Born in the USA?

It's like going to a Dead show and complaining about all the hippies and weed smoke.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

7. Well, it wasn't a Bruce Springsteen concert really

But I see your point.

[NightWatcher]

9. There's nothing more patriotic than being anti-war.

And if the idea of an anti-war song makes you sick (not you, but your friend who is a Vet) I don't have any advice for you. I've friends and family who have served numerous trips to the Iraq & Afghanistan theaters and they are very anti-war. I have a friend who is still serving in theater today and hates these stupid conflicts. There's nothing more patriotic than hating the war you just got back from.

[arely staircase]

2. and I have nevevr thought of Born in the USA as an anti war song

maybe anti Vietnam war post fact. But I have always thought it was mainly about America's neglect of veterans specifically and the general lack of economic options for the working class in post industrial rust belt America-a common Springsteen motif. But like you said its interpretation. I wasn't even aware of the controversy the op is about.

[NYC_SKP]

3. They are also confused by thinks like, compassion, and humility, and magnets.

OTOH, they know everything about assclownery.

[hifiguy]

11. Not to mention irony.

Reichwingers can't get their well-washed brains (?) around the concept of irony (or satire for that matter).

[DanTex]

4. I remember a few years ago when Glenn Beck finally figured out that Born in the USA was

an Vietnam war protest song. LOL.

[pinboy3niner]

6. 'Fortunate Son' was used a few years ago to play Mitt Romney onstage at a Bachmann event

[Initech]

8. And if I remember John Fogerty put the kibosh on that rather quickly.

Conservatives just don't get it that we don't like policies that favor the rich.

[Dawson Leery]

10. The American right never wants to

deal with the consequences of their actions. Ronnie Boy told them that any problem or ill is the fault of the "others"/"lessers" in the world. Hate media confirms this belief.

[awoke_in_2003]

12. Stephen Colbert confuses them, too. nt

[KamaAina]

14. Of course he does.

He is, after all, an upstanding conservative.

What is America going to do without him?

[Zorra]

13. 'The song's author and singer, John Fogerty, told Rolling Stone:

"Julie Nixon was hanging around with David Eisenhower, and you just had the feeling that none of these people were going to be involved with the war. In 1968, the majority of the country thought morale was great among the troops, and eighty percent of them were in favor of the war. But to some of us who were watching closely, we just knew we were headed for trouble." '

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunate_Son#Origin

I saw John Fogerty perform this a few weeks ago. It was a great concert.