http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/11/16/column-a-tradition-of-unity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=column-a-tradition-of-unity it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/11/16/column-a-tradition-of-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-149718 Marcia Feingold Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:36:37 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=100882#comment-149718 Singing the National Anthem in a crowd has nothing to do with patriotism. Patriotism is love of country, which means devotion to the country’s ideals — freedom from censorship, freedom of religion, the right to vote for everyone — the basic democratic standards. In all of the crowd of players and watchers, how many are really thinking of these fundamental principles? Does this routine, non-thinking, group sing actually remind anyone or inspire anyone to work for those principals?

]]> http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/11/16/column-a-tradition-of-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-148482 Tim J Durham Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:31:10 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=100882#comment-148482 I guess if you disagree with this, you get a visit from the Dept. of Homeland Security? Some low-hanging fruit, for sure.

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