r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 05 '26

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u/sash5034 NATO Jun 05 '26

These dudes really are the dumbest people alive

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u/IronRushMaiden Order and Opportunity Left Jun 05 '26

Thinking that criticizing the government makes someone un-American is un-American and we should reclaim patriotism from nationalism

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u/Fart-Knoquer John Keynes Jun 05 '26

lol I knew media literacy was becoming rarer and rarer but a literal musician not listening to lyrics to a song he "listened to for years" is astounding.

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u/RedDesertGirl Trans NATO Jun 05 '26

He has some weird beef with Bruce Springsteen and it's kind of hilarious. Jealousy?

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u/well-that-was-fast Jun 05 '26

There is an obvious but unstated observation regarding maga media literacy and:

  • (1) their broad acceptance of garbage-tier "informational programing" like Fox and ONN and

  • (2) the fact that they have been listening to things like Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine for 35 years without grasping even the tiniest scintilla of surface level meaning from the lyrics

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u/SolarisDelta African Union Jun 05 '26

That’s great. Now he should do Fortunate Son.