I have always believed that the playing national anthems before sporting events is inappropriate and a waste of time. What does the national anthem have to do with sports? We don't play one when going to a concert, a movie, a play, etc. Why? Because it's not appropriate. Politics does not belong in sports and culture. The playing of national anthems should be stopped in these arenas.

Where the playing of national anthems does belong is in Legislature, military events, etc. Let's confine the singing and standing to anthems to the political and military events where they belong.