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Message: [QUOTE="Wally East, post: 1795445, member: 3065"] I'm not being rude. I'm also not implying anything. This has nothing to do with conspiracy theories. I'm now not sure you know what any of those words mean. (That's a legitimate doubt, not me being rude.) Of course the National Anthem is political. Here's a definition from Wikipedia: A [B]national anthem[/B] (also [B]state anthem[/B], [B]national hymn, national song[/B] etc.) is generally a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism']patriotic[/URL] musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government']government[/URL] as the official national [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song']song[/URL], or by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_(norm)']convention[/URL] through use by the people. That's all political. Here's a definition of political from Merriam-Webster: [SIZE=5][B]Simple Definition of political[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]: of or relating to politics or government [*]: interested in or active in politics [*]: involving, concerned with, or accused of acts against a government [/LIST] A national anthem falls into the first point. It has to do with glorifying the nation and the government. Just as protesting against the government are political, so, too, are demonstrations in favor of the government, regardless of the form they take. Working for change is political. Working for the status quo is ALSO political. [/QUOTE]

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