jmc_bks

After 911, the concerts at two of my kids' schools started with the national anthem and ended with God Bless America. Last concert we went to had neither. What a relief! I have to admit that when I hear those songs in places other than the ballpark or maybe a parade, I don't feel patriotism, I get a flash of the kid singing "tomorrow belongs to me" in Cabaret. Nationalism--no matter the country--scares the bejabbers out of me.