TPUSA Halftime show featuring Kid Rock

And I think Bad Bunny’s point is that all the countries in the Americas need to work together. Dividing the opposition is a classic authoritarian tactic.

Agree with your whole post, especially this part. Family and community were front and center instead of a typical over-the-top self-promotion, consumerism, or bacchanal.

It takes a village to make Village People.

The rest of the Americas to Canada: Welcome to the club!

At this point, the club of American nations whose sovereignty has been threatened and disrespected by the United States President includes the United States.

The bingo card is full.

Yeah, I heard a replay later and heard it.

The usual suspects here in Argentina are incensed with Bad Bunny for considering us “Latinos” :man_facepalming:

So Canadians don’t like it when they are called Americans and Latin American countries don’t like it when people from the USA don’t call them Americans. I’ll try to be careful but I’ll keep referring to myself as “from California”.

But there is a California in Mexico…

It’ll be real nice when we get to the point that “I’m from Earth” is good enough for everyone.

We’ll reach that point as soon as there is someone from Luna, Mars or a Space Station to look down on.

Yeah, I’ve been there many times. Two of them, Baja California and Baja California Sur. Just like Virginia and West Virginia.

So you’ll have to say “I’m from Alta California” or risk offending some Mexican Californian…

No. I live here. I know lots of people from Tijuana and Mexicali. I have done a lot of consulting work in factories in Mexicali. None of them would be offended.

I know, it’s a joke.

Ah yes… when a lot of your identity is “ I’m not THEM

Just seems to take a slightly different flavor if you’re looking North or South at “THEM”.

There’s always those everywhere, isn’t that so…

On The Daily Show yesterday, Jon Stewart showed clips from the Turning Point USA half-time show of Lee Brice performing his new song Country Nowadays with lyrics like “I just want to catch my fish, drive my truck, drink my beer” or “I just want to cut my grass, feed my dogs, wear my boots.” (YouTube Link to The Daily Show yesterday and another YouTube link to Lee Brice’s performance.)

Well now he can’t do any of those things because of Bad Bunny.

Could be even worse. I saw a sweatshirt that read:

VANCOUVER
(not Canada)
WASHINGTON
… .. (not D.C.) .. …