I base my judgments on the relative ways that nationalism and flag worship are different in the US and Great Britain. In the UK there are aggressive nationalistic movements (Welsh, Scottish, Cornish) and there are also a lot of different flags that are used in official and semi-official ways (the Union Jack, the Royal Standard, the Salt…
I base my judgments on the relative ways that nationalism and flag worship are different in the US and Great Britain. In the UK there are aggressive nationalistic movements (Welsh, Scottish, Cornish) and there are also a lot of different flags that are used in official and semi-official ways (the Union Jack, the Royal Standard, the Saltire, the Welsh flag, the St George's flag, etc). The overwhelming factor is that the National Anthem in America is all about the flag, not about the State or people.
I base my judgments on the relative ways that nationalism and flag worship are different in the US and Great Britain. In the UK there are aggressive nationalistic movements (Welsh, Scottish, Cornish) and there are also a lot of different flags that are used in official and semi-official ways (the Union Jack, the Royal Standard, the Saltire, the Welsh flag, the St George's flag, etc). The overwhelming factor is that the National Anthem in America is all about the flag, not about the State or people.