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Collapsing Nation Still Somehow Expects Singer to Perform Anthem Sober (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

this literally has nothing to do with what I said. I said the notion of having the "point" of a national anthem be too hard for anyone but the select few be able to do it is ridiculous. it's not an achievement; it's a rally.

the national anthem should be sung by the people. in general.

that goes double for the US , considering the obsession this country has with making everyone sing it all the fucking time for any mundane reason.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

You can't deny that an anthem celebrating individual achievement matches way better with the American ethos than a song that can easily be sung by anyone. Not that I'm a fan of that ethos, but yeah the anthem is not out of character at all.

The anthem isn't really treated like a "rally", people stand with their hand over their heart and watch a skilled singer sing it.

It's pretty much only sung at the beginning of professional sports games. Maybe government ceremonies, idk.