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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Why do you hate it? Just curious.
I actually enjoy it. And since I go to more US games than CAN nowadays, I get a lot more of it. I think it's nice for both the crowd and the veteran when he gets a standing ovation. I especially like it when a WWII vet gets an ovation.
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For me it's a combination of two things:
- It seems less about thanking and appreciating the veterans than it does about celebrating a military culture. A culture that is being built up more and more, at least in the US.
- If we (the societal "we") really cared that much about them, wouldn't we properly fund veterans affairs and various other things for them? Things they *really* need? Again, speaking about what I see down here.