If this man is reelected, he will pardon all the January 6 defendants and criminals. And where is the outrage from the right over the “altered” national anthem? This is straight out of dystopian novel.
@georgetakei I'm from Europe, so I'm not sure about this, but isn't it illegal for someone who never served in the US Military to salute the Flag and/or the Anthem?
@zeitverschreib Might be in bad taste or inappropriate, but not illegal. I'll defend anyone's freedom of speech to do even stupid or distasteful things, so long as it doesn't infringe upon others rights.
@georgetakei Have not heard the altered version of Star Spangled Banner yet. Just more proof that right wing will support anything he does from the cringe worthy to the illegal.
An aside-it might be a good time to change the national anthem to "America the Beautiful", something that has been under discussion for years and has quite a bit of public support.
@Barbramon1 Star Spangled Banner is problematic musically, but I prefer it over America the Beautiful lyrically and topic-wise. Should either be a national anthem, probably not for the baggage and/or idealistic suggestiveness while ignoring reality of the nation. But maybe that's what national anthems are supposed to do.
How about expanding a short song that encompasses the original goals to create a nation while realizing it's a long hard battle? The song I have in mind is Schoolhouse Rock's song about the Constitution. Whose preamble I think should replace the Pledge of Allegiance that kids are still brainwashed to say everyday in public schools. There's a travesty far worse than the Star Spangled Banner (original, I haven't run across the altered one mentioned yet but I'm sure it's terrible).