The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

grindy · 05-25-2018, 05:30 AM

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~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-25-2018, 05:33 AM

Why is the national anthem played before every game anyway?

Psy-Fi · 05-25-2018, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

Why is the national anthem played before every game anyway?

I think it became a trend to play it before games during WWII. It became a sports tradition after the war.

Lisnaholic · 05-25-2018, 06:09 AM

^ I didn't know that; so it started as a display of patriotism.

Today however, for NFL players, it's turning into a difficult-to-avoid public display of your political allegiance; I feel sorry for the players to be caught in such a bind.

Not at all saying that one equals the other, but here is a little-know fact:-
In 1979 Ayatolla Khomeini overthrew the King of Iran and established a republic that has survived ever since. I was working in a London office which included three Iranian guys at the time, which is how I learned the following: Surprisingly soon after Khomeini took control, he issued an invitation/order to all Iranians living abroad (who of course were all listed somewhere in government files): they were to go to their nearest embassy to sign a document announcing their support for the new regime.
So there is some similarity; like the NFL players, those poor guys were caught in a situation in which they had to make a political declaration of a kind that most of us can keep to the privacy of the polling booth if we want.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-25-2018, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

I think it became a trend to play it before games during WWII. It became a sports tradition after the war.

Should've stopped it after the war.

**Frownland** · 05-25-2018, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

Why is the national anthem played before every game anyway?

The government pays the NFL millions of dollars for the good PR and Americans are ****ing idiots. If you don't want politics in your sports, don't kick them off with a round of Heil Hitler's.

It'd makes sense if it was an international league I guess.

Anteater · 05-25-2018, 08:07 AM

Semi-related: how do those football players feel about the statistics on black-on-white crime?

https://www.channel4.com/news/factch...s-commit-crime

Chula Vista · 05-25-2018, 09:08 AM

A few huge sponsors are already threatening to quit the NFL. And quite a few owners are pissed. The NFLPA is going to fight it tooth and nail.

It's hypocritical. Did ya know it's disrespectful to display a flag horizontally?

They do this during the national anthem at most NFL games. Where's the outrage?

Quick list of Flag Etiquette Don’ts:

Don’t dip the U.S. Flag for any person, flag, or vessel.
Don’t let the flag touch the ground.
Don’t fly flag upside down unless there is an emergency.
Don’t carry the flag flat, or carry things in it.
Don’t use the flag as clothing.
Don’t store the flag where it can get dirty.
Don’t use it as a cover.
Don’t fasten it or tie it back. Always allow it to fall free.
Don’t draw on, or otherwise mark the flag.
Don’t use the flag for decoration.

**Frownland** · 05-25-2018, 09:13 AM

They would lose more sponsors if they removed the anthem or gave the players free reign imo. Consider their conservative fan base.

Flag etiquette is a stupid non-issue.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-25-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

The government pays the NFL millions of dollars for the good PR and Americans are ****ing idiots. If you don't want politics in your sports, don't kick them off with a round of Heil Hitler's.

It'd makes sense if it was an international league I guess.

It makes sense in internationals. Not domestic. There is only one domestic fixture here that plays the national anthem, but that's once a year. And I don't think many would notice if it stopped.

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Semi-related: how do those football players feel about the statistics on black-on-white crime?

https://www.channel4.com/news/factch...s-commit-crime

Nobody cares.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Flag etiquette is a stupid non-issue.

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05-25-2018, 05:30 AM	#11221 (permalink)
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05-25-2018, 06:09 AM	#11224 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ I didn't know that; so it started as a display of patriotism. Today however, for NFL players, it's turning into a difficult-to-avoid public display of your political allegiance; I feel sorry for the players to be caught in such a bind. Not at all saying that one equals the other, but here is a little-know fact:- In 1979 Ayatolla Khomeini overthrew the King of Iran and established a republic that has survived ever since. I was working in a London office which included three Iranian guys at the time, which is how I learned the following: Surprisingly soon after Khomeini took control, he issued an invitation/order to all Iranians living abroad (who of course were all listed somewhere in government files): they were to go to their nearest embassy to sign a document announcing their support for the new regime. So there is some similarity; like the NFL players, those poor guys were caught in a situation in which they had to make a political declaration of a kind that most of us can keep to the privacy of the polling booth if we want. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

05-25-2018, 09:08 AM	#11228 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	A few huge sponsors are already threatening to quit the NFL. And quite a few owners are pissed. The NFLPA is going to fight it tooth and nail. It's hypocritical. Did ya know it's disrespectful to display a flag horizontally? They do this during the national anthem at most NFL games. Where's the outrage? Quick list of Flag Etiquette Don’ts: Don’t dip the U.S. Flag for any person, flag, or vessel. Don’t let the flag touch the ground. Don’t fly flag upside down unless there is an emergency. Don’t carry the flag flat, or carry things in it. Don’t use the flag as clothing. Don’t store the flag where it can get dirty. Don’t use it as a cover. Don’t fasten it or tie it back. Always allow it to fall free. Don’t draw on, or otherwise mark the flag. Don’t use the flag for decoration. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

05-25-2018, 09:13 AM	#11229 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	They would lose more sponsors if they removed the anthem or gave the players free reign imo. Consider their conservative fan base. Flag etiquette is a stupid non-issue. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-25-2018, 05:33 AM	#11222 (permalink)
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