Treating anthems as sacred is unquestionably a fascist impulse.* *This is not an endorsement of the Canadian settler-colonial national project. - ThreadSky

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nkalamb.bsky.social • 12 days ago

Treating anthems as sacred is unquestionably a fascist impulse.*

*This is not an endorsement of the Canadian settler-colonial national project.

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arjaybe.bsky.social•12 days ago

Anthems are meant to act as a kind of "white out" over free thinking.

dianastevan.bsky.social•12 days ago

@aobasi.bsky.social I'm sad to see the American anthem booed and yet I understand. Those who booed were booing Trump & his cohorts for attacking Canada in many different ways. Canada has been there for the USA in more ways than we can count.🍁Tariffs and 51st state BS is not how you treat friends.

rainbowbody.bsky.social•12 days ago

I am currently at a hockey tournament, ironically at Pat Robertson's hotel
"The Founders Inn"

The Trump supporting hockey dads are upset with the Boos.

derekgottlieb.bsky.social•12 days ago

For the other side the coin, a book that has lived rent-free in my head since I indexed it over a decade ago:
https://nyupress.org/9780814770412/anthem/

derekgottlieb.bsky.social•12 days ago

(I say “other side of the coin,” which is not quite right. Nothing in that book about treating anthems as sacred, nor especially about treating anthems as NATIONAL projects)

clowater.bsky.social•12 days ago

This is not the point at all but is it not disrespectful and disgraceful to talk about invading a country and making it your 51st state?? Or are we just grandstanding about anthems.

nkalamb.bsky.social•12 days ago

Indeed! (Someone asked him about that.)

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