Reply #53: Really....Did you come across a study to that effect?...Take a poll?

[whathehell]

I'm not sure who you mean by "most people"...I know the words..Do you??

Or are you just engaging in some knee-jerk "Americans are ignorant" shit?...If that's the case, you need to speak for yourself!

If, by "most people" you mean Americans, minus any data, I would decidedly question that. If I'm not mistaken, hildren sing the national anthem all through their school years, I certainly did. In addition, it's played before every national sports event and the words SUNG before every game of baseball.

Our friend from Scotland didn't even get the name right, so frankly, I'm not sure he knows the song he's talking about, let alone knowing if it's "bullshit" and/or the "opiate of the people" ..I suspect he doesn't since the song is mainly an account of a battle in the War of 1812...and unless he's got historic "issues" with the account, I'd say he's full of BS himself.

The Brits did much better. After the events of 9/11, many Londoners stood in front of the American Embassy and sung the song in full...I was touched.