Morrissey Fumes Over 'Blustering Jingoism' of London Olympics ("The spirit of 1939 Germany")

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Morrissey Fumes Over 'Blustering Jingoism' of London Olympics

'The spirit of 1939 Germany now pervades,' singer writes in fanclub letter



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/morrissey-fumes-over-blustering-jingoism-of-london-olympics-20120806

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Rolling Stone
August 6, 2012 12:40 PM ET

In a letter to members of his True To You fanclub, Morrissey bashed the 'blustering jingoism' of the 2012 London Olympic Games and compared present-day Britain to Nazi Germany, writing, "The spirit of 1939 Germany now pervades throughout media-brand Britain." Full text of the letter follows below.

I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. It is lethal to witness. As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand, the England outside London shivers beneath cutbacks, tight circumstances and economic disasters. Meanwhile the British media present 24-hour coverage of the 'dazzling royals,' laughing as they lavishly spend, as if such coverage is certain to make British society feel fully whole. In 2012, the British public is evidently assumed to be undersized pigmies, scarcely able to formulate thought.

As I recently drove through Greece I noticed repeated graffiti seemingly everywhere on every available wall. In large blue letters it said WAKE UP WAKE UP. It could almost have been written with the British public in mind, because although the spirit of 1939 Germany now pervades throughout media-brand Britain, the 2013 grotesque inevitability of Lord and Lady Beckham (with Sir Jamie Horrible close at heel) is, believe me, a fate worse than life. WAKE UP WAKE UP.

Morrissey recently revealed plans to retire in two years and will kick off a North American tour on October 5th in Boston.

[intaglio]

1. He is a miserable git n/t

[HangOnKids]

2. Oh Well That's Your Opinion! n/t

[opiate69]

3. The self-important never-was contingent has checked in, I see...

Cynical ploy to drum up press for his upcoming tour maybe? Nah....

[BOG PERSON]

4. well...

"As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand, the England outside London shivers beneath cutbacks, tight circumstances and economic disasters. Meanwhile the British media present 24-hour coverage of the 'dazzling royals,' laughing as they lavishly spend, as if such coverage is certain to make British society feel fully whole."

this is pretty undeniable. good for morrissey for not saying something stupid/crazy once in a while.

[zappaman]

5. Reminds me of a song

Totally NSFW...

[Octafish]

6. WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

That's a great message. Great article about the swells in Pommyland.