Star Spangled Banner - Sudden Death

It isn't very fun to watch

first off it isnt even common (like at all, ive never actually seen it, it just seems to be a point of rage), second it was found to be protected under Texas v. Johnson

third, why let some buffoon rain on your parade? that has nothing to do w Independence Day anyway.

lol you think that's the biggest problem we're facing right now?

Isnt burning the flag how you freaking retire it? I used to be in boy scouts and I remember doing that so...

A compound word is a word that's made up of two or more words combined to form a new word. The new word has its own meaning, which is nearly always different from the meanings of its component words. “Duty free” does not have the same meaning as “duty” or “free.”

Again, “duty free” and “duty-free” are two spellings of the same compound word. So the word “duty” does not occur in either of your example sentences.

I believe I have already answered that. It is a single new word that is constructed from two or more component words, but with a meaning that is distinct from any of its component parts. The character string “spangled” is present in the lyric, and “spangled” as a stand-alone word carries meaning, but in this context, I don’t believe “spangled” can really be considered a word in its own right, because it is dependent on the other component of the word “star(-)spangled” to convey contextual meaning.

Arguing that every component of a compound word is a word in its own right seems to be arguing that the word “doors” occurs in the following sentence:

The scout demonstrated his outdoorsmanship to earn his latest merit badge.

Star -> in this case, the five pointed shape representing a celestial body.

Spangled -> covered with spangles OR other small sparkling objects.

Star-spangled -> Covered with small sparkling objects, specifically with five point shapes representing a celestial body.

I do not see how this is meaningfully different from "Star Spangled"

Only half the country voted, and only half of those supported such policies, and half of them don't understand what those even are.

Don't generalize the opinion of some powerful buffoons to the rest of the country

I mean, this is what growing up with a brother is like...