Are right-wingers being hat Nazis during the national anthem now? I was at a parade at

[brewens]

Elk River, Idaho a couple weeks ago. We had the national anthem at the start and the announcer added, "please remove your hats". I've been there every year for several years for their Elk River days bash. I don't remember that. Half of those people are still drunk from the night before! Everyone complied but it was never a big deal before. Some took the hat off, some didn't.

I expect them to double down as a result of that dude getting busted for assaulting the kid for not taking his hat off. Expect trouble over that in the future.

I just went and watched several anthems and there are hats all over in the crowd, even the civilians at the Army-Navy game.

[Abnredleg]

1. It's always been the tradition to remove your hat

It was considered a sign of respect. It's also written into statute:

United States penal code Title 36, Chapter 10. There is no penalty listed for failure to comply, but it’s still a law. Specifically: “During a rendition of the national anthem… (B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart…”

It also used to considered bad manners for a man to wear a hat indoors but not so much anymore. Times change, and people are far more casual now a days.

I personally don't get too wrapped around the axle about hat etiquette because there are far more important things to worry about.

[Girard442]

2. It's like saying "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays."

I happen to live in an area that's heavily multicultural. Back in the days when things were sane, I'd say "Merry Christmas" to people I knew celebrated Christmas or "Happy Winter Solstice" to my atheist friends, "Happy Hanukkah" to my Jewish friends, et cetera, et cetera. People I was unsure of got "Happy Holidays."

Now, "Merry Christmas" is a rightwing thing. I almost never say it. I hope hats off to the anthem doesn't become a MAGA thing.

[Polybius]

19. It's not a right-wing thing to say "Merry Christmas"

Some have ran with it and used it as a wedge issue, but I still say it to those I know are Christian.

[hlthe2b]

4. And heaven knows MAGATs are all about manners, aren't they?

[marble falls]

3. Hats on, drinking beer, eating hot dogs, chatting is what I see most of the ...

crowd doing at sporting events.

[CrispyQ]

5. Let's talk about all the flag clothing they like to wear.

Just how respectful is it, to have flag underwear up the crack of your ass?

[Crunchy Frog]

11. Like this?

[brewens]

18. I see this video and it's no different than using the flag to wipe my ass.

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[Cosmocat]

13. YYYEEPPP

has burned my ass for a LONG time.

All this self riteous bullshit and these people got no problem with the flag being up people's asses.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. In the military you don't remove your hat. You stand at attention and salute.

Or if in civies, you put your hand over your heart. In the Navy you never salute unless you are covered or have a hat on.

I heard that in 2008, they allowed service members in civies to salute. But that goes against Navy tradition - you don't salute without a cover. So, technically, if you are in the Navy, you leave your hat on if you are going to salute in civies.

And if indoors, in the Navy, you must remove your hat (in uniform or not) and put it on only outdoors. So at an event outdoors, Navy folks are Not going to remove their hats. And indoors their hats are already going to be off.

[Yonnie3]

16. Uncovered indoors in the Marines too.

I was working a gig at the Marine Corps Barracks at 8th and I in D.C. and walked inside the building to get a cup of coffee with a baseball cap on. As I walked down the hall almost everyone I met, in or out of uniform, touched their head. In the store I noticed every one had the caps tucked in their belt and would touch their cap and look at me. I figured it out. I still don't know if they were signalling me or doing a self check.

[hack89]

7. At every Rhode Island HS sporting event they make that announcement

I have been hearing it for 20 years.

[Captain Zero]

8. But when Ted Nugent was in the oval office with Trump, his hat was on his fat head.

Right in front of the flag too. So go figure.

https://images.app.goo.gl/qgLavXDVYiJJR7KS9

[MineralMan]

9. Members of our military do not remove their covers for the National Anthem outdoors.

They render a hand salute but keep their covers on.

Frankly, it doesn't matter what civilians do when the anthem plays. There's no law with any penalty requiring removal of hats. Those who get all up in arms over this are morons.

What's worse is wearing flag clothing. That's also in the flag code. The right-bangers love their flag clothing.

[Harker]

10. The last time I was at an event

that began with an anthem was during Gulf War I, and I neither stood nor removed my hat. Instead, I shut my eyes and beamed regrets to the innocents and unfortunates being slaughtered.

I was unaware of any antipathy directed toward me. Today, I'd more likely be shouted at or treated roughly.

[elocs]

12. All the national anthem and flag hoopla is just a sign of shallow patriotism. n/t

[Cosmocat]

14. it goes beyond that - it is simple minded jackasses engendering fascism

all their FREEDOM bullshit, they are doing they are doing fascism 101 ...

[elocs]

17. Most of these people are not smart enough to do fascism 101. n/t

[Paladin]

15. I wear a hat at outside events, because I don't want any more skin cancers.

Any Nazi that has a problem with that can eat a bowl of fuck, as far as I'm concerned.