“Bruce Springsteen issued a call for common ground, unity and political centrism,” CNN reported, “in a 2-minute long ad for Jeep [that ran] during the Super Bowl on Sunday.”
The Detroit Free Press called the commercial a “healing message.”
Not so much over at The Federalist, a conservative outlet, where Mollie Hemingway listed three main problems:
1. The Messenger Is Known For Hating Republicans
2. The Images Were All Off
3. The Argument For Unity Was Not Made Well
I don’t disagree with her. Springsteen, after all, said he would leave the U.S. if President Trump were re-elected; he has long supported Democrats and bashed Republicans.
But, nevertheless . . . I heard something that rang true.
“Now fear has never been the best of who we are,” spoke Mr. Springsteen. That’s a truism.
But the Boss added, “And as for freedom, it’s not the property of just the fortunate few; it belongs to us all. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, it’s what connects us. And we need that connection.”
Yes. We. Do.
Freedom unites us . . . because we can do our own thing.
Whether Born in the USA or recent arrivals to these shores, let us celebrate not what government can legislate, mandate, or make us do, but what those in power cannot make us do, that we are free to speak truth as we see it and to dream, build and achieve a better tomorrow of our own making.
It all sure fits with Jeep’s “Go Anywhere. Do Anything” slogan. And I have no doubt they mean “anything” as long as you don’t impinge on anyone else’s rights.
Just note that the slogan applies to us, not our politicians.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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