Your plagiarized piece wasn’t even good. It was a good example of the prose techno music style of leftists and Dems: a repetitive screed using one word over and over like a mallet to the brain, a technique employed by the intelligence-challenged apparently to try and convince themselves of something, in this case that anyone not agreeing with them is stupid. The technique is, of course, ineffective in its intended purpose over the long term, but it does tend to create more Trump voters, so keep doing it please.

Don't be too hard on yourself.  I like the song, for the most part.  I look at it more from an esoteric perspective.  When I see the Rocky Mountains, or the plains, and other areas of natural beauty, I think we all share them.  I do not mean we "own" it like our home, nor back yard, car, airplane, etc.

I went to Public School in a large suburb of Philly, and teachers were generally "normal" folks, and were patriotic, thought the U.S. was a great country.  Many of the male teachers were Veterans, the female teachers mostly had families and were not "Feminists" nor activist types.

To be honest, other than the spirit of pride and patriotism I feel when singing or listening to it, I have never particularly liked  the song.  So I wouldn't be opposed to changing something that has only been recognized as the Star Spangled Banner for less than 100 years.  If we were to change it, I sort of like "This land is your land".

For one thing, why should we have a National Anthem that nobody can sing properly and nobody knows all the words to?

America the Beautiful would be a good second choice.

Hey!  Stop criticizing my future ex-wife!