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National Anthem etiquette....
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I'm speaking more of how it's overdone at sporting events. A herd pattern takes place and it becomes a programmed response for a lot of people. It becomes empty and mechanical in that way. Its intended purpose of inspiration falls flat at that point, along with its sincerity. OR the other side of the herd pattern, you have folks who genuinely sense that they need to pummel someone for not following the rituals of the herd.
Of course I'm also not big on group identity pressure either so that plays a part in my opinion here. Fact of the matter is if people had ignored him then Kaepernick wouldn't be a thing and I wouldn't have to see stoopid reports in my tweeter feed about the idiotic things he apparently had to say today. Thanks a bunch, guys
I get both sides of this argument. I fought for everyones rights to the constitution. If you want to kneel, kneel. If you want to stand, stand. Its your right to do either one. I dont agree with burning the flag but thats another subject not appropriate for this forum. Back to my original point, if you want to peacefully protest during the anthem, so be it. Protests arent supposed to make everyone happy, they tend to do the opposite. Doing either doesn't make one less patriotic. It shows they care about the country they live in and see it from a different view. This country is more diverse than any other country in the world and people dont understand that. We are a very young country made up of cultures from all over the globe. Just one man's opinion here.
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Because it's really about a whole lot more than just the national anthem and how you act during it. It's about the attitude, the entitlement, and the ungratefulness that has become rampant. That's what it's really about. Some of us can see how dangerous this is to the big picture of things. I agree people are free to act like this, but others are free to call them out on it. I'll hang up and listen.
Reading this in heavy accent makes funny.
Too many people have died protecting our rights.....I'm from the love it or leave it school of thought.
I also refuse to disrespect the forum anymore arguing with nitwits.
Good day sir
I'm just here before this thread gets locked
The sound system did not work to start the Escape the Rock wrestling tournament, one of the largest in the East and at my sons High School. The wrestlers across the gym/auditorium stepped up and sang it acapella.
Went a little viral but could not have been too viral because I am not finding it now.
Everyone has been mostly respectful and as long as it stays that way no issues........yet
In Soviet Russia dinner table is empty.
Most of the guys that have truly fought arent bothered by it. A lot of civilians using us as a scapegoat to harden their argument, but not many people actually ask us. My wifes family asked me and they were shocked I felt the way i do.
Stand quietly and wait until the opposing fans sit down, unless it's a battlefield situation.
The national anthem at sporting events one of many components of the hyper nationalism that distorts many Americans understanding of world politics. Same with saying the pledge every morning. It’s extremely weird, and if we never did it but someone suggested all our youth need to chant an oath to the flag every morning we would never take that seriously.
The amount of vitriol around folks not standing or following a specific outline of etiquette for a flag/anthem, while our public school system is rampantly underfunded and under threat of further defunding... Why do so many people care more about saluting a flag than educating our kids on the constitution. Our president just unilaterally entered us unnecessarily into an armed conflict, in direct conflict with the constitution and founding principles of checks and balances.
Symbolic patriotism versus real, violent, catastrophic direct consequences of our elected leaders and their supporters not understanding basic civics. That’s why you will never successfully shift the conversation outside certain bubbles. It misses the point so badly that its a joke to the rest of the developed world.
Lets not start in on the Iranian stuff. Try to keep it on topic, before this goes in a different direction. I'm all about foreign affairs discussions but maybe in a different thread.
So you're saying that people have fought for our rights in this country but if we express them in a way that is counter to your beliefs we should leave? This is nonsense. The right to protest and freedom of speech is exactly what makes this country different from others. If you don't want to stand for the anthem for whatever reason, those people you mentioned who died did so to protect those rights.
Can you imagine living in a country where you are forced to stand for the pledge/anthem and if you didn't you were forced to leave the country? Maybe you can.