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As I grew into my early adult years, I learned a great lesson from my mom. It was the year I started working at Geauga Lake and finally had my own money to spend that I earned. I asked my mom a few days before Mother’s Day “Mom, what do you want for Mother’s Day ?” She told me “That’s nice that you want to get me something with your own money this year, and I’ll tell you what I’d like. However, I want you to know a single day isn’t that big of a deal to me. What matters is how you and your sister always show your love to me even in the days when it’s not Mother’s Day.” I’ve taken that lesson and applied it ever since. One gesture doesn’t define how much someone cares; what matters is the overall comprehensive effort.
So as we think about what Mark Cuban has done, I ask that you consider the lesson from my mother. Are we lesser or greater Americans based on playing the anthem before a sporting event?
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Probably not. But we continue to celebrate Mothers Day out of respect and tradition.
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As I grew into my early adult years, I learned a great lesson from my mom. It was the year I started working at Geauga Lake and finally had my own money to spend that I earned. I asked my mom a few days before Mother’s Day “Mom, what do you want for Mother’s Day ?” She told me “That’s nice that you want to get me something with your own money this year, and I’ll tell you what I’d like. However, I want you to know a single day isn’t that big of a deal to me. What matters is how you and your sister always show your love to me even in the days when it’s not Mother’s Day.” I’ve taken that lesson and applied it ever since. One gesture doesn’t define how much someone cares; what matters is the overall comprehensive effort.
So as we think about what Mark Cuban has done, I ask that you consider the lesson from my mother. Are we lesser or greater Americans based on playing the anthem before a sporting event? I'd say this is a bit like the majority of folks that go to Church on Sunday and the other days of the week they have a tendency to be absolute selfish buttholes and spread hate and constantly judge others ... while not living a moment expressing the values their religion allegedly promotes.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
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I think not playing the anthem at the games was a dumb idea to even try to Implement to begin with.
It literally does nothing to further the discussion of what the inequality topics are suppose to be about.
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I'd agree with you if I thought Cuban's intentions were good. IMO, this reeks of stirring up drama for its own sake.
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Cuban can be pompous, but it wasn’t even him who made a point to say “hey, we aren’t doing this anymore!”
It was someone on the outside who said something.
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Are we lesser or greater Americans based on playing the anthem before a sporting event? That can go both ways. Are we supporting a righteous cause and somehow are better humans by thumbing our nose at tradition and not playing it?
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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I'd say this is a bit like the majority of folks that go to Church on Sunday and the other days of the week they have a tendency to be absolute selfish buttholes and spread hate and constantly judge others ... while not living a moment expressing the values their religion allegedly promotes. I don't know what church you're referring to, but the vast majority of people that go to my church are good people and don't fit that description at all. Of course there are a few that go to church to serve their own purposes, like some local politicians that only seem to show up at all the church gatherings when they're coming due for re-election.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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I think not playing the anthem at the games was a dumb idea to even try to Implement to begin with.
It literally does nothing to further the discussion of what the inequality topics are suppose to be about. I agree. Dumb and counter productive. But somewhat expected. The cancel culture.
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I don't know what church you're referring to, but the vast majority of people that go to my church are good people and don't fit that description at all. Those people seldom make the news. As for the topic at hand, playing the national anthem at sporting events goes back a long time and I certainly don't have a problem with it. I also don't think it's completely necessary for me to enjoy the game. The bigger thing for me would be WHY they stopped playing it rather than IF they stopped playing it..
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I’m glad I don’t have to listen to the star spangled banner every Sunday when I watch the Browns. No offence, guys.
National anthems before an NHL game bore me, too. I’ve heard them all before, many freaking times. I say we should just drop the puck and get the game Goin’.
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I’m glad I don’t have to listen to the star spangled banner every Sunday when I watch the Browns. No offence, guys.
National anthems before an NHL game bore me, too. I’ve heard them all before, many freaking times. I say we should just drop the puck and get the game Goin’. I do agree the NHL should drop playing both anthems. I don't think the players really care. Heck, half the league is from Finland or some other country. When in Canada, play "O Canada". When in the states, play the "Star Spangled Banner". I agree, drop the puck already.
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I say reserve the anthem for major games, playoffs/championships.
Like anything else, when you see/hear it too often, it loses meaning, and just becomes part of the process.
We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.
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Like anything else, when you see/hear it too often, it loses meaning, and just becomes part of the process. Tell that to the guy who has probably played it more than 300 times...  #soverit
"too many notes, not enough music-"
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Like anything else, when you see/hear it too often, it loses meaning, and just becomes part of the process. Tell that to the guy who has probably played it more than 300 times... #soverit Little different when your part of it, versus just standing in a crowd listening to a rendition over a horrible PA system inside a concrete structure with the reverb acoustics of a bear cave. 
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You just insulted every bear who has invested in a good sound system.
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Oh, trust me-it's much worse, up-close and personal: "Oh say, can you BOOM/CRASH, By the dawn's early BOOM/CRASH What so proudly we BOOM/CRASH At the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright BOOM/CRASH Through the perilous BOOM/CRASH O'er the ramparts we BOOM/CRASH Were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red BOOM/CRASH The bombs bursting in BOOM/CRASH Gave proof through the BOOM/CRASH That our flag was still rrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... Oh, CRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASH CRASHCRASHCRASHCRASH.... O'er the CRASH, CRASHCRASH.... And the CRASH, CRASH CRAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!! " 
"too many notes, not enough music-"
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I can't even count the number of times I've played Rock-n-Roll All Night, Born To Be Wild, Sweet Home Alabama. I can't listen to them on the radio, but they're still fun to play. 
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If I had a dollar for every time I sang Give Me Three Steps in bands I sang in I could buy a new car with it. That song makes me want to puke!
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The next time somebody complains about the US National anthem,
I'd like to hear of a venue that changes it,
to Bobby McFarin, "don't worry be happy", Now, first thought,
funny, free spirited, laughing, Then!
realize it's 4 minutes and 54 seconds, a little long, so making everyone stand a full minute longer than normal as a little bit of punishment,
then, just to get the point across, repeat a couple verses in the middle, stretch it out to almost a full 7 minutes,
7 full minutes of Don't worry be happy will have you so cringing, you'll be begging for a return to the normal Anthem within 1 week!
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
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They go to play the National Anthem, and the Theme from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" plays and for 2 minutes and 50 seconds everyone wonders what happened.
But at least there are no words, to the song. (talk about a song that can be stretched to 7 minutes.)
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