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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Sting got bait and switched.
He thought he was taking his grandfather’s vaccine.
Bait and switch works—that is why con artists do it.
So I guess us working class should just keep working, pay our taxes and be happy about it, and keep out of the elites business. Sound about right, sting?
How can you compete with such brilliance, such depth?
Bears repeating!
The irony of a multi-millionaire decrying the plight of the working class. Arrogance is like bad breath. You don’t know you’ve got it, and nobody gives a crap enough about you to point it out.
They just don’t want you around.
He’s a rich marxist. Nothing more.
“Young British people have been robbed of the opportunity to experience Europe. It’s insane.”
Isn’t there a big tunnel thingy that goes right into Europe?
I’ve never been able to stand what he calls singing, not since the first time I heard it.
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Is this the same Sting who was all for saving the Rain Forest until SONY threw a big bag of money at his feet?
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