Land of the not so free
All of us remember that childhood memory of attending a public sporting event for the first time. At the appointed moment before every game, with reverent solemnity, everyone in the crowd would rise from their seats, remove their hats, and place hand over heart as an amateur voice belted out (sometimes out of tune) the national anthem.
There was always a brief sense of pride and awe that overtook me when I heard those final words ring
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