As an immigrant from Europe, I see nothing wrong with patriotism. I also suspect that reminding the fans that they are citizens of one nation might be playing i

As an immigrant from Europe, I see nothing wrong with patriotism. I also suspect that reminding the fans that they are citizens of one nation might be playing into the lack of pre/post game fights, quite common in Europe. Tbqh, there are still riots after some games in the US but they are far from organized beat downs of the opposing team fans. > It's paid for by the military and not some spontaneous display of love for the country Has the military really paid the audience here? https://youtu.be/dll-gKgtBAM?t=108 https://youtu.be/dll-gKgtBAM?t=108 There are dozens of such videos on Youtube, all the military-paid crowds singing the anthem.