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Date Posted: 15:22:02 10/27/02 Sun
In reply to:
Patriot
's message, "Re: National Anthem" on 21:23:47 10/26/02 Sat
There is no crying in hockey, yes... and no one is mentioning HOCKEY, they're mentioning the anthem itself. I understand that people are talking during the anthem in the arena, but we're Slapshots, we represent our team, our school, and our country. We need to be the ones setting a good example during our anthem. It's awesome to make fun of the other team during the game, but the anthem is a long standing tradition. Disrespecting our anthem is wrong, with everything that's happening to our country now, War, terrorism, the economy, giving our country the five minutes it deserves shouldn't be that hard, and I don't see why our leader, who should be guiding us, seems to give Canada those five minutes, and not us. No disrespect to Canada, because they rule too, but equal representation. I don't think I will continue in Slapshots next year, this is just way too much drama, taking away from the real game.
>Okay, I agree that there is no crying in hockey. But
>I do NOT agree with you statement about our National
>Anthem. I agree that the man did not do justice to our
>National Anthem, but that is NO reason to disrespect
>our country. I don't care what anyone says,
>talking/laughing/etc. during our National Anthem IS
>disrespectful to our country and the people who have
>served it and are serving it currently. I can assure
>that not everyone was laughing or talking while he was
>singing, because I was not and most of the people
>standing next to me were not. It doesn't matter who
>is talking during the anthem, it should not be done.
>I have always been disappointed in people who do not
>pay due respect to our country (this is in the way of
>talking during the anthem, not removing their hat
>during the anthem, etc.), perhaps this is because my
>father and grandfather instilled these customs in me
>(growing up at Munn), but that shouldn't matter. These
>are common courtesies that should be followed by
>EVERYONE. As for the Canadian National Anthem, the
>same respects should be shown. I was impressed by our
>"leader" as she appeared to know all of the words to
>"O, Canada" and was paying all of these respects (as
>mentioned above) during their anthem, but was rather
>disappointed when she did not show the same respect to
>the United States that she showed to Canada (I'm not
>saying that paying Canada respect was wrong, i'm just
>saying that she should not have been laughing or
>joking around during our anthem, directly after
>standing tall and singing the Canadian Anthem). And I
>don't think anyone is playing a victim in this case.
>We're just expressing our diappointment in the person
>who is supposed to lead by example. I would
>incredibly horrified if everyone else in the section
>followed suit and acted in a similar manner.
>
>>A lot of people talk during the national anthem in our
>>section and outside out section. All of a sudden
>>folks get all offend because one or two people do. And
>>get it right, that one guy did butcher our national
>>anthem, and everyone was laughing and talking. As
>>well did a few talk during the canadian national
>>anthem. Stop playing a victim. There's no crying in
>>hockey.
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