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Collapsing Nation Still Somehow Expects Singer to Perform Anthem Sober (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You can't deny that an anthem celebrating individual achievement matches way better with the American ethos than a song that can easily be sung by anyone. Not that I'm a fan of that ethos, but yeah the anthem is not out of character at all.

The anthem isn't really treated like a "rally", people stand with their hand over their heart and watch a skilled singer sing it.

It's pretty much only sung at the beginning of professional sports games. Maybe government ceremonies, idk.