New American anthem: The overwrought, flag-draped, 9/11-leveraging video for the '80s-style rock anthem, "America We Stand As One" just begs for a parody. Doesn't it?
I think the most depressing thing about that video is that the singer was the stunt coordinator for three Star Trek series (TNG, DS9, Voyager). Especially surprising since DS9 was all about the fallacy of blind nationalism.
At least he's not trying to make money (all orders are made by making a donation to one of two charities).
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I think the most depressing thing about that video is that the singer was the stunt coordinator for three Star Trek series (TNG, DS9, Voyager). Especially surprising since DS9 was all about the fallacy of blind nationalism.
At least he's not trying to make money (all orders are made by making a donation to one of two charities).
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