The article itself doesn’t seem to have much to do with hope or despair. From what I can see there isn’t much political in it at all.
Seen him 3 times. Enjoyed it immensely.
Springsteen is a matter of taste..... I saw him in concert in Rotterdam (of all places) in 1985 and it is one of the best live performances I have ever seen. This was before his assumption of the persona of hero of the working man (while living as a billionaire) and posing as the new Woody Guthrie ... i.e. a communist. And charging $500 for a seat at his one-man Broadway show. So spare me any more of The Boss please.