Monday, June 27, 2022

Go Ahead, Billy Joe

I read in the newspaper this morning (newspaper? who reads those anymore?) that Billy Joe Armstrong, the lead singer for Green Day, is going to renounce his US citizenship because the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.

In a concert in London he said, "There's just too much stupid in the world to go back to that miserable excuse for a country."

Can I just say one thing from the very outset?

Please do!!

Listen Billy Joe, I'm not going to get political. I'm not going to say whether or not I think the decision was good or bad. Frankly, I don't think it matters in this forum. What DOES matter is the fact that you're a miserable excuse for a Patriot, and honestly, we don't need you here. Let England have you. And good riddance.

If you're not as proud to be an American as most people are here, by all means, PLEASE move somewhere else. Anywhere is better than having you here.

What we REALLY need are people who are proud of the United States and are willing to roll up their sleeves and fix things. Let's be real. We have A LOT of problems here, but the biggest problem is that there are still too many people like you who breathe the same air as the rest of us.

Just listen to some of the complaining lyrics we get from you...

"Don't wanna be an American idiot / One nation controlled by the media / Information age of hysteria / It's calling out to idiot America."

Billy Joe, you are part of the problem here. YOU are idiot America if all you're willing to do is complain about the problems.

So, if you're willing to stay and HELP clean this place up, GREAT! We'd love to have the help.

If not and you choose to persist with this mindframe, please go, and the sooner the better.

And when you are all packed up and ready to go, waving your Union Jack, look around and box up all the others who share your crummy idea of what patriotism really is. Alec Baldwin comes to mind, as do several others who have threatened to go to Canada or England or wherever by renouncing their citizenship. Take your ball and go home. We won't care. In fact, we'll be happy for the extra space.

And when you're through with packing, I'll personally hold the door for you on the way out. But don't be surprised if I slam it in your un-patriotic face when you decide to come back.