No national anthem at Mavs game

[KillerLeft]

I see the American population today almost at the point of being as completely propagandized as any country in the world where public perception is controlled and manipulated.  Cuban and the Mavs are simply part of the system. 

Totally. And here's the thing: I'm not sure this has the nefarious intent or repercussions that older generations perceive. 

It's very similar to religion, in my opinion. Regardless of what you believe, I'm sure that on some level, 100% can find common ground on the basis that it's better to live in the world if most of us have some sort of consistent approach to how we treat each other. Religion helps greatly to get us all closer to agreement on "right and wrong," so it's an important thing in our society, even today. 

As far as the current political schisms in our country go, someone from the older generation might feel like the axioms on which their lives have been based are being threatened, while a younger person might view the questioning of any/all of those things as extremely healthy and not irreverent in the least. The reality, IN MY OPINION, is that how either of them feel about these things is secondary to the necessities that are growing everyday. 

Example: Capitalism might be superior to every other way of approaching the building of a culture. You can think that, and you might even be right (if there is such a thing as right or wrong in that discussion). That doesn't change the fact that the WORLD'S resources are staring to run out, and sooner or later (sooner) the entire rest of the globe is going to decide they don't want us to have ALL that's left. Socialism IS coming, for every man, woman and child on this planet, whether it is ideal or not. To fight against that is like trying to walk in the rain without getting wet. I have absolutely no issues with the best among us (hopefully, some of them still work in government) trying to prepare us all for this evolution.