I was at an outdoor concert tonight and they played Lee Greenwood's

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God Bless the USA. Everyone was standing for it and I didn't. I think standing for that song diminishes the
the respect for our national anthem. Same as wearing a likeness of the flag as clothing does. Another complaint
I have is these yahoos that display it on their car letting the elements destroy it and eventually ending up in a ditch by the road.
What say you?

[JI7]

1. Is it common to stand for that shit ?

[dhol82]

3. Oh, yeah!

You’ve never been to a concert where it is played?
Very few sitting it out.

[JI7]

9. I don't go out much. I know i have heard it played at some things

But can't remember if people stood.

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4. i know but Lee Greenwood was a "W" loving and Iraq war

supporting SOB.

[The Genealogist]

11. RWers go nuts over that song

The last time I remember hearing it, I was at a theme park that caters mostly to RW types. I was eating in a pizza restaurant in the theme park, and the song came on. Nearly everyone stood and sang it quite loudly. I was standing already, as I didn't have a place to sit yet, but I certainly didn't join in their creepy ritual.

[JI7]

18. That's pretty disgusting .

[Zoonart]

26. They play it now in a lot of MLB parks

for 7th inning stretch. Used to be they played "Take me out to the ballgame."

Same bullshit as the military co=opting football pre-game with ginat flags and color guard.

[skylucy]

2. I go to a lot of classic rock concerts. People tend to stand up when they like the

song...You know, the biggest hits. God Bless the USA was a huge hit, so people were probably standing (swaying, dancing to it) because they were excited to hear it.

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7. I don't like it nt

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Here's what I say:

It's a piece of cloth.
I would MUCH rather people would worry about little children being taken from their parents - perhaps NEVER to see them again, or not hear about the cries of a woman with her leg trapped between a concrete wall and a subway train, yelling not to call an ambulance because she cannot afford some life-saving action.
THESE are the things that the United States of America should stand for - how we treat our people - not how we treat our cotton.

[Zoonart]

27. Part of the problems...

many Americans care more about the outward symbolic trappings of Democracy than they do about actual... you know... democracy.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. It's a shit song.

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8. I agree nt

[GoCubsGo]

12. I detest it. nt

[Atticus]

10. Lee Greenwood is to songwriting what Chuck Norris is to acting. nt

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[cpamomfromtexas]

22. I agree.

[Midnight Writer]

13. My brother plays in local bands. He recently got a one night pick-up bar gig and they played this.

He said immediately a little guy pulled up a huge American flag and walked to the front of the stage, waving it back and forth. Then every single person in the bar stood up and went to the front dance area and began to march in a line behind the flag bearer, some holding their heart and many saluting. After the song was over, the band took a break. Some people were crying and many seemed emotionally overwhelmed.

After 15 minutes, the band came back on and did an Elvis medley, where the singer put on a wig and sequined jacket.

The band asked him if he could play some more jobs with them, and he told them he was busy with other things.

[The Genealogist]

14. I think it is mostly a right wing thing

Most of the liberals I know, myself included, would roll their eyes and crack jokes about what a cornball song it is.

[Delarage]

15. I don't dislike the song....

But it's become so attached to the Repuke agenda that I have a hard time separating the two. It's sort of a nice gesture to remember those who served (unlike 45, of course) but it also has a tinge of "my country right or wrong" that I'm not down with.

They played it at a fireworks display tonight at a baseball game I went to. We were too distracted by the fireworks to really notice it much, though.

[FakeNoose]

23. Agreed - it doesn't bother me if other people stand and salute

It's a little hokey, that's all. I know that vets get emotional about it.

It would REALLY bother me if people started giving a "Nazi" salute.
If I ever saw that I would probably leave.

[GReedDiamond]

16. I would not stand for that atrocious song...

...but I just might puke.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Isn't pride one of the seven deadly sins?

They all stand for "God Bless America," as well.

The car flags that wind up in the ditch has long been a peeve of mine. The biggest flag wavers are most ignorant about flag etiquette.

[TomSlick]

20. My brother and I got chewed out a few years back at a football game

when we didn't remove our caps for "God Bless America." I told the dim-witted mouth breather that it wasn't the National Anthem. He was very upset at our "lack of respect" for the country.

When the National Anthem was played, we both rendered a military salute. I then told my interlocutor that my brother and I had fifty-eight years of service between us and asked about his service. He mumbled something and sat down.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

21. I have a flag I stopped to pick up out of a ditch along the road,,, nt

[jalan48]

24. God Bless America sucks IMHO.

[Wounded Bear]

25. I hate that song...

It's really popular amongst snowflakes, I hear.

[dameatball]

28. I have always thought the song was obviously overdone and hokey, but whatever.

In my town, they have a band play for a couple of hours and then they have a recorded version of Greenwood's song just before the fireworks start.

[tparrett62]

29. Clever (not so) subliminal suggestion in that song

That "STAND UP" embedded command- as a hypnotist, stuff like that makes me smile. As a non-MAGA type, it makes me cringe.

[Blues Heron]

30. I'm pretty sure God was against slave-states like the original US

[MineralMan]

31. I hate that right-wing song.

"I'm proud to be A Merkin, where at least I know I'm free."

Sure, if you're a straight white male US citizen. If you're not, then you ain't really free. Nope.

[Different Drummer]

32. Never have liked Mr. Greenwood's little ditty.

It's a MAGA song. I am not a MAGA.

[Coventina]

33. Years ago, my husband and I attended a company function for his work.

They played that horrible song and I was the only one who didn't stand up for it.

Ugh!!!

I've hated that song ever since.

[rock]

34. Purely symbolic

Politicians love that kind of patriotism: first it doesn't cost a cent, and second it makes the supporters feel good, and thirdly it doesn't accomplish a thing toward improving anyone's life. What more could a politician want?