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BettyBlueDot

(18 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:57 PM 17 hrs ago

Pride in Our Country

There was a lot said about Judy Garland, but damn, that woman could sing. All alone on a stage, holding a mic. Watching as a child in 1964, and now today, this gives me pride in all of America. We can do it.

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Pride in Our Country (Original Post) BettyBlueDot 17 hrs ago OP

This should be our national anthem, instead of a militaristic one that glorifies a war victory. QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #1

I feel the same way, America the Beautiful glorifies what we're literally made of and what we return to. Uncle Joe 17 hrs ago #2

QueerDuck

(1,119 posts)

1. This should be our national anthem, instead of a militaristic one that glorifies a war victory.

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Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:07 PM

17 hrs ago

Uncle Joe

(64,361 posts)

2. I feel the same way, America the Beautiful glorifies what we're literally made of and what we return to.

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:36 PM

17 hrs ago

Whereas the Star Spangled Banner glorifies combat or war, and only two references to the "land of the free and home of the brave."

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