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Originally Posted by Antithesis
It just seems so weird to me that removing hats has somehow become entwined with love for country. If you don't remove your hat, you hate and disrespect Canada. OK?
And in a game where there are players of many different nationalities, it simply makes no sense to me that we sing the national anthem at sporting events. What is it that makes them special? We don't do so at the opera or the CPO. My questioning this practice doesn't mean I am not a proud Canadian.
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Most customs have little purpose beyond showing respect for the custom itself. But how is the custom of removing your hat during the anthem any less arbitrary than showing solidarity by wearing red to the game? I find it kind of sad that we will cheerfully enforce conformity when it comes to being the fan of a team, but balk at similar gestures of civic solidarity.