Trump tariffs booed in Canada as Trudeau calls for national unity
www.bbc.com
Canadians have begun booing the US anthem at sports games, signalling the depth of anger at steep tariffs issued by Trump.

A few hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on Canada, hockey fans in the capital Ottawa booed the Star-Spangled Banner during a National Hockey League game against a visiting US team.

  • Viri4thus@feddit.org
    1214·
    3 months ago

    M8, let me tell you about the UEFA champions league, FIBA BCL, et al. It’s not a national team, playing the anthem is levels of deranged that shouldn’t exist in a civilised society. Don’t let yourself be numbed into thinking that’s normal, it Isn’t. That’s a 3rd reich levels of nationalism. Holy shit.

    • nolefan33@sh.itjust.works
      141·
      3 months ago

      I actually do agree that it’s weird. But dude, it’s not fucking Nazi level. Don’t downplay the level of shit those guys were up to.

      • Viri4thus@feddit.org
        3·
        3 months ago

        I’m not downplaying the Nazis, their indoctrination through similar tactics was pervasive. Mistakes of the past repeat in the future and all that cautioning. That’s how you breed a generation of young people that vote for orange turds or frustrated painters.

      • Viri4thus@feddit.org
        91·
        3 months ago

        I don’t think you understood what I wrote…

        Canada, as a civilised country, should refuse to play anthems for team sports…

        • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
          41·
          3 months ago

          As a Canadian I agree. It’s fucking weird and I’ve thought so since I was a child. Every Monday they’d play the anthem at schools too which I always thought was fucking weird.

              • Bo7a
                1·
                3 months ago

                Aging myself here - But we used to sing the anthem every morning at school. And when I was in catholic school (montreal in the 80s only had catholic or protestant schools, no secular board existed in public schooling) that was followed by the lord’s prayer.

                I hate both now.

    • Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      While I agree with the gist of what you’re saying, rioting because your favourite sportsball team lost is also deranged shit that shouldn’t exist in a civilized society. It might not be nationalism to a country but it sure as shit comes from the same place, maybe just with a little more gang mentality thrown in.