US anthem and flag etiquette
#17
Re: US anthem and flag etiquette
Yes, but that was mostly just lipservice in the name of tradition. What's going on in America now is quite different; people are being demanded to respect the flag or the anthem. "You WILL respect our military and our flag and you are a traitor if you don't." The President threatening repercussions on those who don't.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
#18
Re: US anthem and flag etiquette
Yes, but that was mostly just lipservice in the name of tradition. What's going on in America now is quite different; people are being demanded to respect the flag or the anthem. "You WILL respect our military and our flag and you are a traitor if you don't." The President threatening repercussions on those who don't.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
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It will require a great deal more to eliminate that fact. A small price for CBC to pay in return for the handsome chunk of change they receive from the Feds annually, something which should have been axed years ago! CBC like other media organisations should have to operate without tax payers dollars. They sell advertising segments, (unlike the BBC) so why the annual subsidy?
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Re: US anthem and flag etiquette
Yes, but that was mostly just lipservice in the name of tradition. What's going on in America now is quite different; people are being demanded to respect the flag or the anthem. "You WILL respect our military and our flag and you are a traitor if you don't." The President threatening repercussions on those who don't.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
If you think any of this is new, your experience in the US must not go back very far. The "flag burning" debates in the early 1990s were a lot more intense than this. Around the same time there were also professional athletes refusing to acknowledge the national anthem. Look up Chris Jackson who later became Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
I also suggest a refresher on what fascism is.
#21
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You put the 6 in 1960's upside down, although I don't recall a lot of flag burning until about '67.
#22
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I love the irony that those who are most vociferous in their demands that football players "honor the flag" are the same people who do much more to disrespect it by flying the Confederate flag (and, of course, loudly defending their right to do so because free speech...)
#23
Re: US anthem and flag etiquette
Yes, but that was mostly just lipservice in the name of tradition. What's going on in America now is quite different; people are being demanded to respect the flag or the anthem. "You WILL respect our military and our flag and you are a traitor if you don't." The President threatening repercussions on those who don't.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
He'll have the NFL teams goose-stepping out in front of a giant portrait of him by the end of his term.
#24
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I love the irony that those who are most vociferous in their demands that football players "honor the flag" are the same people who do much more to disrespect it by flying the Confederate flag (and, of course, loudly defending their right to do so because free speech...)
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#25
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Of course it's different in the US - imagine playing the national anthem on a sleety Wednesday night at a football match between Airdrie and Peterhead and expecting the players to stand with their hands on their hearts, or expecting the 300 fans to put down their pies & bovrils in order to heartily wish the Queen a long life.
Why should domestic sport need to be linked to national identity, and especially the military? It is brainwashing, using the saturation coverage of US sports to instill a mindset where one cannot question anything done in the name of the USA.
If you think any of this is new, your experience in the US must not go back very far. The "flag burning" debates in the early 1990s were a lot more intense than this. Around the same time there were also professional athletes refusing to acknowledge the national anthem. Look up Chris Jackson who later became Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
I also suggest a refresher on what fascism is.
I also suggest a refresher on what fascism is.
#26
Re: US anthem and flag etiquette
Of course it's different in the US - imagine playing the national anthem on a sleety Wednesday night at a football match between Airdrie and Peterhead and expecting the players to stand with their hands on their hearts, or expecting the 300 fans to put down their pies & bovrils in order to heartily wish the Queen a long life.
#27
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I think Trump has waded in to deflect attention from more serious matters.
#29
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What the deal is:
https://globalnews.ca/news/3766753/a..._campaign=2015
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/made-to-...time-1.3605121
https://globalnews.ca/news/3766753/a..._campaign=2015
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/made-to-...time-1.3605121
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