Posted on 11/15/2021 7:32:25 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Paris (AFP) – British singer Sting is back at the age of 70 with a hopeful new album, though he admits he sees a lot to worry him in the world right now.
"I think we're in a very dangerous political climate at the moment where the working class have felt abandoned by what they call the elite," he told AFP on a recent trip to Paris.
"It has left them vulnerable to demagogues, to right-wing nonsense, fakes, snake oil salesmen."
For the famously mild-mannered rock star, real name Gordon Sumner, the attacks on his liberal way of life have been piling up in recent years -- especially in Britain.
"For me, Brexit is a personal tragedy. I'm sad for my country. We knew it was going to be a disaster and we have to accept this, but I'm not happy," he said.
"Young British people have been robbed of the opportunity to experience Europe. It's insane."
He is also baffled by vaccine scepticism -- putting him at odds with some other veteran rockers like Van Morrison and Eric Clapton who have opposed vaccine mandates at their concerts.
Sting puts it politely: "I don't really understand the, uh, the science of the objection.
"I had no hesitation in taking the vaccine. I'm old enough to remember kids in my street with polio who were crippled, and that disease was eradicated overnight with the vaccine," he continued.
"I would like people to come to my shows to be vaccinated. I'm not going to enforce it, but that's my desire."
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Actors, Artists, Rock-n-Roll Stars:
What don’t they know! <\HEAVY SARCASM>
Police were an OK band until Sting decided to become a Holiday Inn lounge singer and bore people to death
How has Brexit kept young people from experiencing Europe?
Poor Sting. He doesn’t even realize he’s one of the dumbed-down elite that we “abandoned” working class have had it with. Go cry in your Tuscan villa, moron.
good. another album i can pass on. thx Sting.
Sting was stung!
Never liked him or his crappy music.
And here comes Sting. Another millionaire hedonist suddenly concerned about the environment.
Maybe next Cher will be chirping in what she thinks.
Covid is not polio, stupid idiot Sting. It will not be eradicated by the vaccine, hasn’t he learned that much yet? (disclaimer, I got vaxxed, Moderna, but not getting the booster)
Another brainwashed idiot.
He hasn’t changed. His wife is more a lefty bitch than he is and I’ve known since the 90’s he hates Republicans and conservatives.
I think the polio vaccine works better than this covid brew, and you don’t feel sick after taking it. At least I didn’t.
The old guy missed the header; Experimental Gene Therapy.
Manufactures are allowed to call it what they want.
Disappointing. I thought he was smarter than this.
And you helped build it.
When they come for you, enjoy being shoved up against the wall and shot.
For the famously mild-mannered rock star, real name Gordon Sumner, the attacks on his liberal way of life have been piling up in recent years -- especially in Britain.
” Go cry in your Tuscan villa, moron.”
Yes, I love how the elites are messing it up too much for the rubes who might just..... Vote conservatives in.
Shudder the thought do you Sting?
“I think we’re in a very dangerous political climate at the moment where the working class have felt abandoned by what they call the elite,” he told AFP on a recent trip to Paris.
“It has left them vulnerable to demagogues, to right-wing nonsense, fakes, snake oil salesmen.”
This idiot should change his name to “Tommy”.
You’ve GOT to be deaf, dumb and blind to believe that it is “right-wing” nonsense that has brought us to the broken down state we are in.
Sadly, it’s idiots like this who will help bring in communism for us all to enjoy…
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