I think you are confused about which “stars” were putting their money where their mouth was and finding out that the majority did not need or support their opinion.
Must have been a blow to all the Hollywood egos to find that their opinions are irrelevant to the majority. That can’t be true! It must be because the country has gone stupid, right?
Billy Joel is a great storyteller and brilliant musician. He is not a veteran but this is a great song about those who are and those who serve today. He is not from Pennsylvania but I am told Allentown is an accurate story of what happened there. Just a couple of his great glimpses into another place and time.
Maybe well intentioned but really it has gotten so ridiculous. Humorless folks run amok.