'Politically ignorant obnoxious idiots': E-Streeter Stevie Van Zandt tells off 'Israel boycotters'

Sarah D. | 2:27 PM on May 02, 2016

https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/727198611755401216

It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that actor and musician Stevie Van Zandt defended Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band’s decision to cancel their North Carolina concert over the HB2 law:

Sorry Brother. Had to take a stand. We'll be back. Discrimination of any kind is unAmerican. And I Am A Patriot. https://t.co/5vl6XEzbNe

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016

@StevieVanZandt @stannc @24thantherest Yet you tour and support other countries which do much worse. You only hurt your fans.

— Wahoos79 (@Wahoos79) May 2, 2016

That's different. They are not OUR country. We are Americans. America is supposed to be better. To set an example. https://t.co/LfcXSsHZWQ

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016

@StevieVanZandt @Wahoos79 @stannc @24thantherest not buying that one. If it's wrong to play here it's wrong to play there too if similar

— Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) May 2, 2016

Nothing to buy because I ain't selling. I'm telling it like it is. America even defends your right to stay ignorant! https://t.co/5wQpnGsEoe

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016

But when the subject of apartheid came up:

Wait what about Sun City? https://t.co/B2hfiTd4rL

— Elizabeth "Simpsons Shitposting" von Teig (@LizivonTeig) May 2, 2016

It was our government's policy keeping apartheid alive. This was unacceptable and we fixed it and took them down. https://t.co/jC1i4yPTH3

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016

Van Zandt didn’t toe a predictable liberal line:

@StevieVanZandt well we still in the apartied business supporting the rouge state of Israel wen will there be a Gaza city concert

— patrick (@alonaq2009) May 2, 2016