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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo
Smiles, thanks for the thoughts. But it seems people are missing out on the fact that it wasn't the national anthem that was playing. It was Lee Greenwood's "I'm proud to be an American". And although I am most certainly proud to be an American I also certainly know that this song is not my Country's anthem, nor was the situation being discussed one in which my hand, or anyones elses hand for that matter, needed to be placed over my (or their) heart.
Fireworks /= American Flag
"I'm Proud to be an American" /= "Star Spangled Banner"
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Do you mean "people" as in "posters" in the thread? I think it's clear that it wasn't the anthem playing. But even IF it was the anthem playing, I still think his actions would've been out of line - judge another's patriotism. I mean, unless it was blatantly anti-american behavior or something.
I guess the irony is that he seems unpatriotic himself - since he doesn't even know what song is our anthem.
At hockey games, I cringe everytime the fans in the AAC yell "STARS!!" during the national anthem. That feels wrong to me, but I trust that everyone who does it has their heart in the right place. Maybe they don't mean it the way I interpret it? It's not my place to judge their patriotism based on this "treatment" of the anthem.