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
    329·
    3 months ago

    The real pressing question is, who the fuck plays a national anthem for anything other national teams? How deranged of a society one has to live in to think this kind of brainwashing is normal. Holy Dr House, It’s collective dementia.

    • nolefan33@sh.itjust.works
      482·
      3 months ago

      It’s just what they do in the NHL. Any time a US and Canadian team play each other, they play both anthems. You know, out of the mutual respect we felt for each other until about two days ago.

      • 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.

        • 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.

      • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
        317·
        3 months ago

        Idk I don’t think most Canadians have ever had much respect for Americans.

        • vastard@lemmynsfw.com
          7·
          3 months ago

          Canadian reporting in-only partially true. I have next to no respect for America the institution but I care about individual Americans just as much as my neighbors down the street.

          We play your national anthem when you visit because it costs nothing to make you feel welcome while you visit us.

          Trump being an asshole doesn’t mean we have to change our values. Kindness and mutual respect shouldn’t be transactional.

        • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          In their defense, not even Americans have respect for Americans: I mean, look at the shit stain we just chose to represent us.