Last week, everyone was in an uproar over another athlete
who didn’t stand at attention during the national anthem. There’s so much about
this I don’t understand. I don’t know why we pay attention to the political
views of athletes. If you listen to interviews on sports shows, you’ll quickly
realize these people don’t get paid big bucks for what they THINK. I don’t get
why we play the national anthem at sporting events in the first place. I don’t
understand why The Star-spangled Banner is our national anthem. It’s impossible
to sing well. Its author was a slave owner, and it’s hard to see the words of
the third verse as anything but racist. It’s not about America; it’s about bravery
in one horrific battle. There are so many far better choices. America (My Country
Tis of Thee), America the Beautiful, God Bless America, This Land is Your Land,
and I’m Proud to Be an American come to mind.
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