I love singing the national anthem but the line about the 'land of the free' sticks in my throat when I think about mass incarceration and I don't know if I'm being performative or authentic.
More people experience this than they realize.
He's questioning whether participating in national traditions makes him complicit in contradictions or helps him work toward ideals.
“Where Are You with National identity and patriotism examined?”
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