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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
"proud to be an american" is not a nationally recognized official song for this country and it's an insult to America when people DO stand for it. It puts it as equal to the National Anthem, which IS an officially recognized song of this country.
Just like you don't stand and salute the flag of Iowa when someone drives down the road with that flag poking up from their golf cart, or when someone sings Kumbaya.
I will not stand for that song until/unless the Nation selects it to replace the National Anthem.
As for the pledge of allegiance, it seems to be political posturing to recite it before a musical entertainment show and degrades the significance of it.
I wouldn't stand then, either.
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My opinion, for what it is worth:
Standing for "Proud to be an American" and standing for the Pledge of Allegiance is two vastly different things, and there is no political "posture" associated with the Pledge of Allegiance.