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My Anthem, My Respect. Get them standing!

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Photo by <a href="https://visualhunt.com/author/70db5f">Earth Hour Global</a> on <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/397e95">Visual hunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/"> CC BY-NC-SA</a> It's a sorry state of affairs, especially when citizens debate on the topic of the national anthem, thinking of it as fool's paradise. I'm honestly glad a woman ( more specific: an actress ) has come out in the open and said that moral policing and forcefulness cannot be resorted to; in order to make an individual have national pride.  Trust me, the love for the country lies in the psyche and heart of an individual. He/she seeks nationalism to connect with the motherland, and pay respects for being a "son/daughter of the soil."  However, asking to display forced national pride, No Sir! Doesn't work that way.  We are all proud to be citizens of a nation, that dea...