While I land squarely in the “yes” column when it comes to playing the anthem at sporting events, my reasons are varied and nuanced. While athletes can still protest at sporting events without the anthem, we lose the connection between sport and society that the anthem underscores. The conversation around national anthem playing before sporting events has once again been brought to life. Share your thoughtsPerhaps sporting events are different, perhaps they are an opportunity to unite people, however, if this is true for sporting events why is it not true for other public gatherings? It is because the national anthem being played is a mostly perfunctory habit, not a necessary moment.

Source: thestar February 27, 2021 10:52 UTC