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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I think this argument has legs. I don't think that there is anything harmful will being compelled to promote the NHL and hockey as gender inclusive. Rather, it is the act of compelling that can be viewed as a dangerous precedent.
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It's not just a dangerous precedent,
forcing people to express their support for anything - even things that we all agree are worth supporting - is inimical to life in a free society. That's a line that should be drawn, certainly, and what's happening here with Reimer and players like him comes nowhere close to that line.
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For example, what if players chose to opt out of military appreciation warm ups?
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They're perfectly entitled to make the choice to opt out of military appreciation night based on pacifism, or whatever other principles they think are important and motivating to them. People who think that doing so shows a lack of respect for the people who died for their country are, similarly, entitled to disagree with that choice. Seems simple enough to me.