Bruce Springsteen denounces the original sin of slavery in the United States

Demonstrations, denunciations, outrage. For the past ten days, the United States are going through a period of social chaotic after the death of George Floyd, who died during an arrest police on may 25. Everything adds to the global health crisis, always be very present in addition to-atlantic, and has already made nearly 110,000 dead. A general impression of chaos, therefore, on which Bruce Springsteen has tried to think, between strong speech and songs.

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On the occasion of the containment, the rocker 70-year-old has started From My House To Yours, a program broadcast on the frequency E Street Radio. Wednesday, in the 5th episode of the series, Springsteen has discussed the tragic events of these last days. It was first played American Skin (41 Shots), a song from his own repertoire written after Amadou Diallo, a 23 year old male, was shot and killed by four police officers on February 4, 1999 in New York. "41 shots" refers to the number of shots fired by the security forces, including 19 that have reached their target.

This song lasts for nearly eight minutes. This is the time that it took George Floyd to die with the knee of an officer of the Minneapolis-pressed in his neck.

Bruce Springsteen.

"This song lasts for nearly eight minutes. This is the time that it took George Floyd to die with the knee of an officer of the Minneapolis-pressed into his neck," said Bruce Springsteen. "It is very long. This is the time during which he has asked for help and said that he could not breathe. The response of the police officer who made the arrest, there was only silence and weight. And then he no longer had a pulse. And it continued... May he rest in peace," continued the artist.

After which, Bruce Springsteen has been on the rest of the american news, just as bad. "At the moment we are talking about 40 million people are unemployed. More than 100 000 citizens died of the Covid-19 with the only answer that is lukewarm and uncaring of our White House. To this day, our black citizens continue to be killed unnecessarily by our police in the streets of America. The country is on fire and in the chaos", a-t-he sadly pointed out.

A heavy inheritance to assume

But how did we come to this pass ? It is this that seems to ask Bruce Springsteen between the two pieces more revolting than the other, such as the controversial " This is America of Childish Gambino. "We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery. This remains the great unresolved issue of american society. The weight of his baggage has been increasing over the generations. This week's violent and chaotic in the american roads has no end in sight", he laments.

We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery.

Bruce Springsteen.

However, Springsteen think to take a track to improve the situation. "We need systemic changes in our law enforcement services and the political will of our national citizens", does he consider, in order to be able to choose between "chaos or communion."

The editorial team conseilleMusicien the best paid in the world, Kanye West has lent its support to the family of George FloydJay-Z releases a tribute to George Floyd in the daily américainsSujetsBruce SpringsteenGeorge FloydCovid -19Aucun commentaireoscoursle 05/06/2020 16:55

Bruce Springsteen makes me deeply c...r ! should change to the same old song I drunk him and many others of the same ilk !

JilletJohnle 05/06/2020 16:53

Yes it withdrawn and it has a good reason, he knows America's deep to him. And not can not treat the left-wing there is no policy. a
common sense Bruce, with Trump, too much is too much!

Jocassele 05/06/2020 16:40

The US have a real Boss, that is Bruce.

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