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Originally posted by Rudey
So basically if someone doesn't know who the vice-president of America is, they have no right to complain if someone a la Hitler were to take up the position?
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Ummm, no, but good try on spinning the comment completely out of context and trying to turn it into something I didn't suggest at all. Seriously, I don't know how you got there.
My point was actually quite a simple and straightfoward one: In my opinion, for decades, American culture has treated "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a fair amount of disrespect, particularly in the form of "artistic freedom and interpretation" but also in the form of not even learning the whole song. (Yes, there was a time when all school children learned all 4 verses). That's why, again in my opinion, it's ironic for Americans to complain about disrespect being shown the national anthem.
In my opinion, the melting pot is calling the
la caldera black.