text: Straw man much? 
  
  I never said it can "compel" anyone to stand for the national anthem, so why pretend like I did? That's just disingenuous.
  
  If you think it's so bad for people to stand and show respect for the national anthem (as you apparently do since you're equating the tradition/protocol to slavery/Jim Crow/etc), you're welcome to try and change that protocol. Good luck though. You see the reaction to the ones disrespecting that protocol now, and even most of them don't think the protocol is actually wrong.  They're just showing disrespect because they know it gets extra attention.  And they foolishly think any attention is good.
  
  Contrary to your suggestion, it's not only "white male Christians" that have pride in the country, the flag, the national anthem, and what it all stands for.