Why are the American Flag and the National Anthem so controversial?

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I am an immigrant and came to this country in the early nineties. I was a young woman from Sweden and always dreamt of coming to America. My friends were going to England and the Greek Islands, but I only wanted to go to America.

I remember my first live sporting event here in the United States, a Kings game, and the great one, Wayne Gretzky, was…