Talk:America (Neil Diamond song)

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Illegal immigrant rallying song?[edit]

The article describes the song repeatedly, without references, as being "patriotic," but there is liberal patriotism and conservative patriotism in the United States. Liberals are generally pro-illegal immigration and conservatives are not. Diamond's song includes the lyrics: "Oh, we're traveling light today, In the eye of the storm, In the eye of the storm." That could be interpreted as illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border with only what they can carry and the "storm" is the storm of controversy because it is a criminal act. So, to some, Mr. Diamond's song could be interpreted as being more patriotic on the liberal side. He did, remember, write "Sweet Caroline" as a tribute to Caroline Kennedy. I am just putting it out there that the article seems tilted toward a liberal point of view as I write this and to please keep an eye out for any quality sources that could support even one line of an opposing position. Sorry if you never hear the song sung the same way again as a result of reading this. 5Q5 (talk) 17:23, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He wrote the song as a tribute to his Russian and Polish immigrant parents. So, he may have also had sympathies to illegal immigrants that crossed the Mexican border, but the line "On the boats and on the planes / they're coming to America" seems like a clear reference to those like his parents that crossed oceans.2601:7C0:C500:3540:D1FB:190C:7180:8B45 (talk) 21:42, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]