re: #235 Backwoods_Sleuth

And there we have it, folks. Sports events are the arbiters of patriotism because ANTHEM!

you are getting at something here. our national ballsports, of foot, basket and base, are some of the key orientation points for many people’s sense of national identity and patriotism. to tinker with them in any manner they are not accustomed to is likely to get such folks very upset, as they often have no idea what Patriotism and America are really about and are thus totally fixated on arbitrary symbols and rituals associated with it.