This is pretty ridiculous. It's a freaking national anthem. Why is that such a big deal? I'm one of the minority that thinks we shouldn't play national anthems before hockey games, but that doesn't mean I won't stand for them. I stand for the American anthem when truthfully I remain quite indifferent to the country. I would never make the argument that I have something against standing for it.
I just think about if I moved to foreign country ... would I sit and sulk during their national anthem because I'm a Canadian? Would I fly off the handle and get offended if somebody wished me a happy Hanukkah?
I'm a pretty left-leaning guy, but I just don't understand the sensitivity to things like this. Is it a problem that the anthem reminds these kids that they are different? Well guess what? They are different ... personally i don't understand why that has to be a bad thing.
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