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Post by Britney on May 8, 2006 15:44:50 GMT -5
Would you be for or against having the Star Spangled Banner played at the end of every movie performance and when radio stations sign off at night?
Do you think that people should stand when the Star Spangled Banner is played in public?
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Post by darkhelmet on May 8, 2006 15:48:40 GMT -5
At a formal ceremony where it's appropriate to have it be played, you should stand for it. It's a respect thing.
Otherwise, I don't see any reason to play it.
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Post by Randalf on May 8, 2006 19:20:35 GMT -5
Nah, it is a good waste of my oh so precious time. A few minutes of my day used up.
Seriously though, I would most definately have a problem if it was mandatory. If the company wanted to do it, well that is their problem, but if they are supposed to do it, then it is my problem.
Same type of principle goes with the standing to the song, I normally do, but I shouldn't have to. Sure it doesn't really matter whether or not I am required to stand, but that is the whole point--it doesn't matter, but they still can't tell me that I have to.
I'm a big supporter of freedom, if we can't protect the little things now, then where do we draw the line?
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Post by Samurai Slayer on May 8, 2006 19:31:23 GMT -5
I never do it anyway, don't turn anything on until I know it's over...
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 8, 2006 20:43:50 GMT -5
Forcing people to do sometihng against their will is bad.
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Post by ExtraCheeZ on May 8, 2006 21:22:26 GMT -5
I would be pissed if they played it infront of every movie and would never stand to the star spangled banner... but considering I live in australia thats probably logical...
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Post by mastab on May 8, 2006 21:28:06 GMT -5
Totally.... what's more patriotic than the Star Spangled Banner? Written in the most important war in American history, the War of 1812. Where we fought the British over....because.....and we won..... You can tell it's important because it only took 117 years to become the anthem.
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2006 1:19:10 GMT -5
Would you be for or against having the Star Spangled Banner played at the end of every movie performance and when radio stations sign off at night? Do you think that people should stand when the Star Spangled Banner is played in public? Commandment Numeral Uno: THALL SHALL NOT WORSHIP ANY IDOL, I AM THE ONE AND ONLY GOD. If standing, crossing my heart with my right and pledging to a clothe on a stick isn't a form of worship, than I don't know what is. I'm not very religious, in fact I don't believe in god at all, but forcing others to pledge to an idol is practically breaking the first amendment, (freedom of religion) and the first commandment.
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Post by Hunessai on May 10, 2006 19:42:54 GMT -5
No. That air time could be used for advetisements. In addition, playing a song all the time will make it lose it's meaning and make people annoyed whenever they hear it.
One should never have to pledge allegiance to something more than once.
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Post by attrebus on May 10, 2006 22:00:50 GMT -5
At the end of a movie? WTF?
What radio stations do you listen to that stop at night?
Also: WTF?
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Post by Vinya on May 10, 2006 22:03:51 GMT -5
wasn't that like standard during WWII though? all movies had the news reels and stuff, and radios (back when they took up a corner of a room) did sign off, I think...I'm certain I've heard a couple of old broadcasts. But that was then.....now its not right, I don't think. You shouldn't have to be forced to hear it.
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Post by attrebus on May 10, 2006 22:07:35 GMT -5
1945 called and they want their blind patriotism back.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 10, 2006 22:15:45 GMT -5
Plenty of radio stations go off the air at night. At least here in America, not in silly Australia.
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Post by attrebus on May 11, 2006 2:13:15 GMT -5
That's crazy. I can't think of any radio station here that goes off the air at night. Except maybe the Uni radio station, or other community stations.
None of them have ever played Star Spangled Banner though. Oddly enough.
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Post by lulu on May 11, 2006 2:38:47 GMT -5
That's crazy. I can't think of any radio station here that goes off the air at night. Except maybe the Uni radio station, or other community stations. None of them have ever played Star Spangled Banner though. Oddly enough. Lots of radio stations go off the air where I'm at. Even the local TV stations go off the air, and the only form of entertainment left over for us insomniacs is cable TV.
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Post by Muad'dib on May 11, 2006 7:16:41 GMT -5
I wouldn't be against any country for hammering its national anthem like that in any way other than for idle amusement, with hearty laughter.
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Post by morty14 on May 11, 2006 16:28:41 GMT -5
Wow, can you say "fascist"? Uber-nationalism: CHECK Totalitarianism: CHECK
It's ridiculous to force private businesses/people to play the National Anthem at the end of movies or when they shut down for the day.
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Post by Muad'dib on May 12, 2006 2:28:26 GMT -5
Wow, can you say "fascist"? Uber-nationalism: CHECK Totalitarianism: CHECK It's ridiculous to force private businesses/people to play the National Anthem at the end of movies or when they shut down for the day. Totally, and its propogandizing its people.
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Post by Britney on May 13, 2006 11:12:01 GMT -5
wasn't that like standard during WWII though? It was... How'd you know that? Alot of my recent questions are derivable from the 1940's; popular opinion regarding the war and other issues happens to be what I am working on at the moment.
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Post by morty14 on May 13, 2006 13:22:01 GMT -5
Alot of my recent questions are derivable from the 1940's; popular opinion regarding the war and other issues happens to be what I am working on at the moment. Upcoming poll: "Is Hitler good or bad? Should we fight against him/ with him/ not at all?"
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