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Originally Posted by Adrian
It may be childish, but I won't stand for the national anthem if I have a choice about it (my parents usually make me at my brother's basketball games). Once the country regains my respect ie pulls itself out of the decline that in my opinion it's in, I'll stand with pride. Till then, no way. It's my small way of saying that I'm not one of the mindless masses that jump to attention everytime someone starts in with"oh say can you see..." I firmly believe a lot of the patriot stuff is just conditioning.
Adrian
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When I stand, I think about those who have died in the past to ensure our freedom, but that is just me. Because we are free, you have the choice to stand or not. I think about people in other parts of the world, who don't have that choice.