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A notable example features a Pittsburgh Steelers player, Villanueva, standing alone during the anthem, saluting the flag in defiance of the wider team’s decision to remain in the tunnel. The narrator expresses patriotism and emphasizes the significance of honoring the sacrifices made for American freedoms. They advocate for meaningful action over performative gestures and suggest that the true indignities are systemic inequalities related to race, class, and even mundane concerns like the sourness of expired milk or laziness in society.