Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Is Renouncing U.S. Citizenship

[superpatriotman]

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The Grammy-winning Green Day singer/songwriter slammed the US during a Friday night concert in London, and vowed he was moving to the UK. He proclaimed “F**k America,” adding that he was “renouncing” his citizenship in the wake of the Supreme Cout overturning Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections.

Armstrong, 50, told his audience “There’s too much f***ing stupid in the world to go back to that miseable f**king excuse for a country” when he made his reveal..

https://deadline.com/2022/06/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-renouncing-us-citizenship-moving-to-uk-1235052222/

[Wounded Bear]

1. Can't say as I blame him...

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Appreciate the sentiment, but it'd likely be good to secure citizenship elsewhere

Before renouncing US citizenship.

Don't be want to be a person with no country.

[SoCalDavidS]

9. He's Prominent Enough That This Won't Be A Problem. nt

[Turbineguy]

3. Most can't afford to be

so principled.

[EndlessWire]

6. Principled?

There is NO perfect country. Cutting and running is not the answer. Probably better to say that he got out of the country all he could, and now he's moving on.

[Turbineguy]

7. Just so.

[SoCalDavidS]

10. I'm Tired Of Hearing There Is No Perfect Country

That may be true, but there absolutely are Better countries out there, where they don’t have shithole laws, and aren’t on the path to fascism, if not already there.

[SergeStorms]

30. At least make an attempt...

to make this country better. Republicans want to turn the clock back to the 18th century. Regressive policies aren't the way to take a country closer to perfect.

[dawg]

4. I guess he doesn't want to be an American Idiot.

[Celerity]

19. well played

[Ziggysmom]

22. I was just thinking that! LOL 😝

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Sooo, I hope he has dual citizenship somewhere else

Otherwise he’s gonna be in for a world of misery trying to untangle the mess of being stateless.

Also, just saying “I renounce my citizenship” doesn’t make it so- there’s a formal process.

[SoCalDavidS]

11. Someone With His Prominence Will Be Welcomed By Many Countries

[NYC Liberal]

12. I don't even think that you can renounce your citizenship if it would

leave you stateless.

[COL Mustard]

32. Yup And per the State Department

Here's the process:
https://md.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/renounce-citizenship/

I wouldn't do it, but other people get to make their own decisions.

[paleotn]

34. Might get stuck in airport terminal no man's land....

Doubt it will be as cute as the Tom Hanks version.

[SoCalDavidS]

8. I'm Jealous. nt

[Deep State Witch]

13. Nice To Be Rich Enough

To do that.

[MagickMuffin]

14. If he kept his US citizenship he could at least still vote, that is if he is registered to vote

If he isn't he could still register and vote the oppressors out of office!

[gldstwmn]

15. I'm not surprised. He has always had a lot to say.

[edhopper]

16. Maybe he sees the coming fascism

and doesn't think it will be stopped.

My Family left Germany when they saw what it was becoming.

[JanMichael]

26. That's where we are right now. If after this year and 2024 it continues to get worse we are leaving.

It may only take this November to trigger my desire to leave.

How many more moves can the Rethug Reich make before they pull a Cornyn and just say how they feel? You know - separate but equal. The hoods and robes are coming out now. The only question is what flavor of Fascism they take. Is it the Pinochet and Salazar and Franco kind or Nazi German kind which was more ethnic targeting and industrial in its murderous undertakings? We already know that they want to kill Liberals and the Left. They say they do.

I used to think that the military would snuff out most power grabs (drones are silent and deadly sky farts) but with it being volunteer based the last 45 years it skews hard right. So that fail safe may not work.

So if the courts are packed with relatively young, permanently in-place, religious types that really do believe that the Handmaid's Tale is a romantic comedy we are truly fucked. So long as the SC is the final arbiter on every significant issue we are up the creek without a paddle, and a hole in the bottom of the canoe, the next 20-40 years. We are in our 50's so we do not want to be partisan fighters anymore (I am still on the hard Left side but am getting too old for that). Retirees yes, rebels, no.

[edhopper]

33. I hear you

Glad I also have EU citizenship.

[SoCalDavidS]

36. This Is Exactly Where I'm At

I don't want to leave while my parents, who are in their 80's, are still alive. But I do plan to explore options in the next 2 years, so that at least I have a course of action, in case I am able to leave when the time comes, assuming it's not too late, which is definitely a possibility.

[JanMichael]

40. Waiting until it is too late...that freaks me out.

My in-laws, who I like more than my own "parents", are in their mid to late 80's too. We wouldn't want to leave before they are gone but people can live longer now so I don't know how this will all play out.

But the personal things can be quickly overwhelmed by the macro fascism.

In the meantime we are getting passports renewed and looking for paying jobs that are hard to get but if one hits then we are outta here. As in blow this popstand.

I wish us both good luck in our journeys.

[TheProle]

17. Privileged and performative

I will stay here and fight for my country.

He’s free to go cosplay Jello Biafra elsewhere.

[Generic Brad]

18. The UK is better?

Hope he likes Boris and Brexit. There is more than plenty of backwards stupidity go around in this world.

[Raine]

20. I'm sure there are plenty of people who are eager to take his place

and his citizenship for their own.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Edgy!...I guess.

If you're a 50-year-old, multi-millionaire, (pop) punk rocker, I guess you have to do something to try and maintain cred.

[johnp3907]

23. Whatever.

I guess since he got rich and famous by ripping off the Buzzcocks and Stiff Little Fingers he thinks he’s British or Irish or something.

[Loki Liesmith]

29. Good artists borrow

Great artists steal.

[Tetrachloride]

24. I retain American citizenship so i can vote.

[Picaro]

25. If we had the financial wherewithal

We would emigrate.

I’ve lost my belief in my own nation.

One of my daughters would like to emigrate also. Haven’t asked the other one yet.

[Norbert]

27. I'm sorry. That is a horrible mistake.

My dad fought in World War 2 to help keep this kind of shit out of the US. He would be quite pissed at me if I just told him 'You know, it just isn't worth it. I'm outa here..

He is playing right into the MAGA/America First hands.

[SoCalDavidS]

37. Your Father Was Fighting External Forces

These forces are 100% Internal, are going Nowhere, and given the ages of several "justices," likely will be in place for decades to come.

The Call Came From Inside The House.

[Loki Liesmith]

28. Whatevs

[Bucky]

31. I guess super rich people can afford to pick a new country

for the 99.9% who don't have that luxury, we need to organize and fight back

[paleotn]

35. Careful now, the fight ain't over...

Having a plan B, C or D is prudent. Snap decisions in anger are rarely prudent long term. Plus, I really don't like surrendering just yet.

[cherish44]

38. I'm starting the process for dual citizenship

Not renouncing my US citizenship because I'm going to vote in every damn election I can. I just want to live somewhere with no redneck agenda and no guns and that ain't happening in the US in my lifetime anyway. It's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm 55 am done with the bullshit. Not gonna stick it out.

[The Grand Illuminist]

39. Dual citizenship is very expensive tax wise.

nt