Billy Bragg's response had f*** all to do with Morrissey's statement.
I guess if Morrissey doesn't spoonfeed it to people, they don't get it.
Who are the villains in Morrissey's statement?
And, yet! I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. TV (MEDIA)
The “dazzling royals” have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, (ROYALS - IN THE MEDIA)
and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. (FREE PRESS - MEDIA)
As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand (MEDIA)
Meanwhile the British media (MEDIA)
(AS DISTINGUISHED FROM...THE PEOPLE...) In 2012, the British public is evidently assumed (BY THE MEDIA) to be undersized pigmies, scarcely able to formulate thought.
the spirit of 1939 Germany now pervades throughout media-brand Britain (MEDIA)
Basic reading comprehension sez Morrissey's statement was a criticism of THE MEDIA.
So what does Billy talk about? Who does Billy valiantly stick up for? The target of Morrissey's attack?
The home crowd.
People waving flags.
Jessica Ennis.
"Fellow citizens".
None of whom Morrissey accused of jingoism.
No, Billy blathered on about things Morrissey didn't say. And a "conversation" so quickly becomes two people talking about entirely different subjects. Welcome to the Internet, Billy!