Will you stand for the Canadian Anthem

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With the passage of same sex marriages will you stand when they play the Canadian Anthem?
 
I will try to be pre-occupied with something… no disrespect, just no intentional respect.
 
Interesting question. Let me ask a similar one: given that abortion is legal in the US, do you stand for our national anthem?

I do, out of respect. No country’s policies are perfect. But I stand up for our anthem because I believe in the principles our country was founded on.
 
I voted no since I will make sure I will not be in a position to have to. That means no sporting events against Canadian Teams.

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I am not Canadian, but I will certainly stand for their anthem at any NBA or NHL game. Or when I visit Ottawa, which I just got back from.
 
I am Canadian.

I agree with Elizastaci… I will stand out of respect for the beliefs my country was founded on. I also stand for the American national anthem out of the same respect.

While I agree that our disapproval of government policies, politics etc has to be expressed, I don’t think that not respecting a national anthem is the way to go about it.

To me that would be showing disrespect to the team (as in hockey for example) and not the actual country. I personally don’t think the politicians would care if we stand or not, but I can imagine the players would be a bit upset by it. They didn’t make or change the laws… our goverment did.

We need to show our disapproval to the government and current politicians…NOT the country itself.

Malia
 
I will always stand for my countries anthem, (US) but will not stand for any foreign country whom I cannot respect any longer.

(Canada, Spain, Netherlands, etc…)
 
I can respect your thinking on that, and it makes sense, except for the fact, that as someone stated above, abortion is legal here, gay marriage is legal in MA. and yet you live here and respect the country, although you dont agree with all policies.
 
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I will always stand for my countries anthem, (US) but will not stand for any foreign country whom I cannot respect any longer.

(Canada, Spain, Netherlands, etc…)
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If everyone around the world adopted this position, then none of us would ever stand for anyone else’s national anthem. It seems an extraordinarily immature stance. As has been pointed out, in the U.S., millions of babies are legally killed each year. I hate this, but will stand stand upon hearing the “The Star Spangled Banner” and to salute the flag. I would also stand for the national anthems of other countries, even if I didn’t agree with their policies.
 
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If everyone around the world adopted this position, then none of us would ever stand for anyone else’s national anthem. It seems an extraordinarily immature stance. As has been pointed out, in the U.S., millions of babies are legally killed each year. I hate this, but will stand stand upon hearing the “The Star Spangled Banner” and to salute the flag. I would also stand for the national anthems of other countries, even if I didn’t agree with their policies.
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I will stand for my anthem because I am a citizen and are part of the political process - this is my country. I am not a citizen of Canada, and immature or not I have lost the respect I once had.
 
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I will stand for my anthem because I am a citizen and are part of the political process - this is my country. I am not a citizen of Canada, and immature or not I have lost the respect I once had.
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What I don’t understand is what you are trying to accomplish by this action. I see a sporting event completely differently than a political one.

To me, you are disrespecting the individual Canadians (Spanish, Dutch…) and NOT their country of origin.

I am Canadian. I DO NOT agree with gay “marriage”. But if I was an athlete coming to compete in your country, I would take it personally that you do not rise for my anthem.

I am not challenging you on your diagreement with these country’s political policies. I disagree with my own country’s political agenda… but you need to remember that Canada (as well as the other countries you no longer respect) are made up of individuals. You need to choose wisely when you choose to show your disrespect.

Malia
 
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What I don’t understand is what you are trying to accomplish by this action. I see a sporting event completely differently than a political one.

To me, you are disrespecting the individual Canadians (Spanish, Dutch…) and NOT their country of origin.

I am Canadian. I DO NOT agree with gay “marriage”. But if I was an athlete coming to compete in your country, I would take it personally that you do not rise for my anthem.

I am not challenging you on your diagreement with these country’s political policies. I disagree with my own country’s political agenda… but you need to remember that Canada (as well as the other countries you no longer respect) are made up of individuals. You need to choose wisely when you choose to show your disrespect.

Malia
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I don’t feel I would be disrespecting you as an individual Canadian, but the people who have allowed this to happen.

During WWII would you have stood for the German anthem? I submit this is a spritual war.
 
I will stand for “Oh Canada” as I did for the Soviet National Anthem, and the Chinese Naitonal Anthem, and the Korean National Anthem…and probably would have politely stood for the Nazi version of “Deutschland Uber Alles” had I been alive (and there are two versions)…or the Dutch one, or any of the other places that have committed to fallacy as law.

I will NOT sing the words to “Oh Canada” any more than I would have for the other anthems. I did. It’s a singable song, and not badly written. And I like Canada! If I was still in uniform and not in formation, I would not salute, but stand at attention. I’ll just stand there, quietly, thinking of the line “God keep our land glorious and free” and pray for Canadians who have gone too far, and for those whose task it will be to try to pull it back.

I WILL belt out the American National Anthem with great enthusiasm, my inability to carry a tune notwithstanding. I WILL place my right hand over my heart, and while I sing, I’ll pray that the US is not subjected to the same fate by individuals in a congress who don’t remember who elected them.
 
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I don’t feel I would be disrespecting you as an individual Canadian, but the people who have allowed this to happen.

During WWII would you have stood for the German anthem? I submit this is a spritual war.
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In that case, sir or madame, you are defining Canada as the enemy.
 
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I don’t feel I would be disrespecting you as an individual Canadian, but the people who have allowed this to happen.

During WWII would you have stood for the German anthem? I submit this is a spritual war.
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In that case, sir or madame, you are defining Canada as the enemy.
 
No, but I would stand for the prayer. That is if they have one.
 
I remember back in 1979 driving around and seeing Canadian flags flying all over Chicagoland. It turns out our great neighbors to the north had shielded some of the potential hostages in Iran.

Have we forgotten?

Then shame on us!

John
 
Of course I would stand for the national anthem. To not stand, to me, would be the same as spitting on another persons face. It is plain disrespectful.

Canada is not same-sex “marriage”, it is a country. The policies of our current government do not represent the population. I disagree, and fight against, same-sex “marriage”, but I will not fight against my own country.
 
I will stand. My country is not those who disdain freedom. My country is not the CBC. I sing my anthem for those who laid down their lives for my freedom and for my home. Just so that everyone is clear.

Many countries go through periods of anguish. Vietnam was your period of anguish. Did you stop being a great country because you were so divided against your own soldiers? No. This is our period of anguish.
 
You know…I had a very harsh arguement with my father over a similiar issue about 24 years ago. There was a Canadian girl that went to my high school. She was sent to the office because she didn’t stand for the Star Spangled Banner…She did however remain respectfully quiet during our national anthem. I backed her up and my dad thought I was wrong. He said that if she is going to attend school in the US then she should respect our national anthem. I argued that she is a Canadian citizen and therefore should not be forced to stand. Anyway, I guess I have to say, if I am in Canada and there is the occasion that their national anthem is being played I would stand out of respect however in my own country I would expect the same from a Canadian. Funny, isn’t that what my dad said 24 years ago? Geez…I must be getting old!!!
 
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