One of the latest faux merit badges that the left has been handing out to itself has been the “anthem basher” badge, which is awarded to virtue-signaling liberals who find some way to show indifference or disrespect to the National Anthem.
This has been ongoing for years, and began with second-string quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who decided that he would kneel during the anthem in order to shed light on what he felt was systemic racial injustice.
This week, the US Women’s National Soccer Team took their turn at demonstrating their indignant attitude.
Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) turned away from the flag as a 98-year-old WWII veteran played the national anthem.
The incident occurred Monday, just before the USWNT took-on Mexico in their final tune-up before the Tokyo Olympics.
The scene was soon posted to social media.
98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the national anthem on a harmonica before the @USWNT’s Olympic send-off match 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wnrOnZJhkC
— ESPN (@espn) July 5, 2021
Twitter users were soon up in arms over the incident, which is not in the least bit surprising given the flashpoint that the National Anthem has become.
Of course, this is an issue of free speech, and those who choose to protest by disrespecting the anthem have the right to do so, but they will face consequences in the court of public opinion.
