05-24-2018, 11:05 PM
(05-24-2018, 10:58 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: These days? Patriotism has been a "thing" since the revolutionary war. The Star Spangled Banner at sporting events has been a "thing" since 1918, which precedes when it actually became the Anthem in 1931. I'm not sure why you're embarrassed for us when the list of countries without an Anthem is far shorter than the list of those that do:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_anthems
And pretty much all of them play their Anthem's before sporting events, including the Olympics and soccer matches.
There is a difference between patriotism and what I am saying. I've tried to make it clear that I see it as different by stating it outright many times.
As to your last point: no, they don't. It will be played at matches between national teams, but say, for instance, you have a match between Manchester United and Arsenal. You aren't going to hear God Save the Queen. Say there is a UEFA match between Real Madrid and Bayern Muenchen, you won't hear Das Lied der Deustchen or Marcha Real.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
