We stand for soldiers who initially inspired our national anthem such as william williams a runaway slave who later died after having his leg blown off as part of the 38 th u s.
Why should we stand for the national anthem.
Gautam gambhir and sadhguru discuss respect for the symbols of the nation and whether we should stand up when the national anthem is played.
My personal belief is that this country has given you so much and there.
Athletes are always forced to disclaim that they re not protesting the national anthem but we should be.
The national anthem does not need to be played before every single sporting event.
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It is a statement.
The question of whether the anthem should be played at sporting events is separate from asking whether players have the right to kneel during the anthem and whether those displays are important.
When we stand for the playing of our great anthem we devote a few minutes to the remembrance of what our country stands for.
I want to know the truth about why there was a debate about standing for the national anthem.
We ve discussed how the american flag came into existence.
Why we stand for the flag.
We ve also shared the little known meaning behind the national anthem.
Why we should be protesting the national anthem.
During the national anthem at sporting events should be one of those times when we agree when we focus on the things that bind us together even as we.
Now that the political left has decided to strain our few remaining bonds of national unity by encouraging disrespect for the american flag and the national anthem will there ever be a day in the.
It is more than just patriotism.
To know why we re asking this question in the first place it helps to remember how the debate began.
It is forced patriotism that has diluted the power of the message of standing at attention before the flag.