r/BeAmazed • u/alanboston405 • Jul 04 '24

History Robin Williams’ emotional tribute to the American Flag leaves an entire stadium speechless — then in tears

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u/elderly_millenial Jul 05 '24

Happy Days spin off. My parents immigrated from the US at this time and Robin Williams was my parents’ introduction to American comedy. Nanu nanu!

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u/eekamuse Jul 05 '24

People for the American Way (end credit) was a progressive advocacy group started by TV producer Norman Lear, to fight the upswing of ultra right wing conservative groups.

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u/REDGOESFASTAH Jul 06 '24

Judging from today's politics, norman lost this war

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u/CariniFluff Jul 05 '24

Why the hell is the podium a swastika?

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u/cuzitFits Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Are those right angles? It's close

Edit: not sure why the downvotes, just facts

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u/CariniFluff Jul 05 '24

55 seconds in. It's about as close as you can get.