{"id":2664508,"date":"2026-09-18T21:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-football-becomes-even-less-manly-after-horrible-buffalo-bills-anthem-choice-and-the-fans-are-ticked\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:38:32","slug":"watch-football-becomes-even-less-manly-after-horrible-buffalo-bills-anthem-choice-and-the-fans-are-ticked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-football-becomes-even-less-manly-after-horrible-buffalo-bills-anthem-choice-and-the-fans-are-ticked\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Football Becomes Even Less Manly After Horrible Buffalo Bills Anthem Choice and the Fans Are Ticked"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-football-becomes-even-less-manly-after-horrible-buffalo-bills-anthem-choice-and-the-fans-are-ticked%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2664508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding the NFL&#8217;s decision to have the Buffalo Bills perform \u201cO Canada,\u201d the Canadian national anthem, during their home opener at Highmark Stadium, which was marked by a victory over the Detroit Lions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-meets-viktor-orban-in-china-ahead-of-xi-visit-as-hungary-deepens-rift-with-nato-allies\/\" title=\"Putin and Orban meet in China before Xi&#039;s visit as Hungary strains relations with NATO allies.\">performance drew criticism<\/a> from conservatives who perceived it as a misguided and condescending gesture, motivated by business interests and geopolitical tensions, notably the idea of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state pushed by some political figures. Critics found the performance poorly executed and viewed the broader context-including liberal tendencies to use symbolic gestures to reinforce moral superiority-as hypocritical and self-serving. The piece contrasts this with more respectful and competent renditions, questioning the deeper ideological divide: conservatives emphasize modesty and quiet service rooted in Christian values, while liberals tend to see themselves as morally superior and use symbolic acts to demonstrate virtue. The author argues that such gestures, while seemingly harmless, often mask less tangible issues of national and cultural identity, with conservatives challenging their sincerity and motives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The secular world so often leaves conservatives exasperated that even we might struggle to understand the sources of our exasperation.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, on Thursday evening, the NFL\u2019s Buffalo Bills opened their brand-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49953191\/nfl-new-stadiums-debut-notable-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2.1 billion<\/a> Highmark Stadium with the singing of \u201cO Canada,\u201d the Canadian national anthem, followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401872932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">41-31 victory<\/a> over the visiting Detroit Lions, who, notably, do not hail from Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual performance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canadian-voters-double-hostility-toward-trump-hand-liberal-party-special-election-sweep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian<\/a> anthem in a game that featured no Canadian teams left many conservatives rankled. It is well worth our while to reflect on the reasons why.<\/p>\n<p>First, we should establish the relevant contexts, both narrow and broad.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7602389\/2026\/09\/17\/buffalo-bills-lions-canadian-anthem-tnf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Athletic<\/a>, the Bills viewed the anthem as part of a \u201cbusiness\u201d initiative. After all, residents of Southern Ontario make up a significant percentage of the team\u2019s fan base.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Guelli, Bills president of business operations, explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it\u2019s all about the business,\u201d Guelli said. \u201cThis is part of a broader marketing effort into Southern Ontario and Toronto. It\u2019s been a critical part of our business model, and it\u2019s going to continue to be. This has been in the works prior to anything that\u2019s come up on the (geopolitical) front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More broadly, of course, that \u201cgeopolitical\u201d context added an element of subversiveness to the anthem decision.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his election in 2024, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-official-drops-bomb-cnbc-reaches-comment-canada-becomes-51st-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> began hinting at efforts to make Canada the 51st state. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-mexico-canada-officially-go-effect-countries-failed-adequately-address-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At the time<\/a>, and again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-dont-need-canada-sets-deadline-big-economic-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more recently<\/a>, the Trump administration also took a hard line on the U.S.-Canada trade relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, fueled by business considerations, and in a heated political context, the all-male Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies, who enjoyed commercial success with some recognizable songs in the 1990s, took the field to sing \u201cO Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the social media platform X, users called the performance a \u201cmistake,\u201d \u201cweird,\u201d and a \u201cslap in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Singing the Canadian National Anthem at the Buffalo Bills home opener was a mistake\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s ZERO reason to honor a foreign country when a Canadian team is not involved in this game whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>This was an idiotic decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hK9Q0wRzCD\">pic.twitter.com\/hK9Q0wRzCD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/2100744303954071816?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That was weird. Hope it never happens again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Chau (@Sammy_Torino) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sammy_Torino\/status\/2100751939222802786?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I couldn\u2019t believe that when I watched it on Amazon tonight. What a slap in the face. Shame on the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gallatin River Hunter (@Jakabolan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jakabolan\/status\/2100765823824429303?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So why did conservatives hate it so much?<\/p>\n<p>For starters, Barenaked Ladies delivered a terrible performance. If you must sing a foreign country\u2019s anthem on U.S. soil, at least do it well.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, singer and actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7635388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auli\u2019i Cravalho<\/a>, best known as the voice of Disney\u2019s Moana, belted out a flawless and stirring rendition of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">What a scene at Highmark Stadium. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Auli\u02bbi Cravalho <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05xaJoYpRy\">pic.twitter.com\/05xaJoYpRy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/2100740301534974000?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To understand the deeper reasons why conservatives hated the Canadian anthem, however, consider the following comments from Toronto Star columnist Bruce Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis destruction of our historic alliance has made Canadians really, really mad and also scared as a country,\u201d Arthur said, according to the New York Times. \u201cI don\u2019t know that there\u2019s ever any coming back from that because it has been such an eruption. But this kind of gesture still matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more points of light we see like this in what we feel as an emerging and terrifying darkness, the more we are reminded that one day this can be repaired; we view it with fondness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Points of light? Terrifying darkness? Why must liberals always resort to such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-mayoral-race-shows-just-far-left-dems-gone-spencer-pratt-now-fascist-wanting-clean-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhausting hyperbole<\/a>? And why this hyperbole in particular? Was \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d unavailable?<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, why do liberals always insist on a \u201cgesture\u201d? The answer to that question goes a long way toward explaining why conservatives and liberals react to these things so differently.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, for instance, when liberals demanded a racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, Americans got a new holiday \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lib-writer-tries-pretend-juneteenth-always-major-holiday-social-media-receipts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth<\/a> \u2014 ostensibly marking the end of slavery in 1865.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, too, abhor slavery. And we thank the Republicans, including President Abraham Lincoln, who fought Democrats in order to destroy it. But that is not what leaps to mind when we think of Juneteenth.<\/p>\n<p>What leaps to mind is the self-serving and thus empty nature of the gesture. True, federal employees and other liberals got a day off in June. But how has Baltimore fared since 2020? What about Detroit? Did Juneteenth <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/weather\/powerless\/2026\/09\/18\/power-outage-nipsco-gary-indiana-melissa-dixon-fema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restore electrical power<\/a> to Gary, Indiana?<\/p>\n<p>In other words, by preening about Juneteenth, liberals got to feel good about themselves. They got to pose as our moral superiors. Meanwhile, they improved no one\u2019s life. In places where black people actually live, citizens continue to languish under disastrous liberal policies and administrations.<\/p>\n<p>As a \u201cgesture,\u201d Thursday\u2019s Canadian anthem performance had all the qualities of Juneteenth. It improved no one\u2019s life. It simply made liberals on both sides of the border feel superior.<\/p>\n<p>During the Black Lives Matter madness of 2020, the NFL did something similar when the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans opened the season with a show of \u201cunity,\u201d only to incur boos from Chiefs fans in attendance. As legendary conservative radio host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfls-ratings-tumbling-football-legend-says-fans-right-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rush Limbaugh<\/a> noted at the time, those fans objected not to unity, but to the condescending presumptuousness of the league and its players, who apparently thought fans should embrace yet another empty and thus self-serving \u201cgesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is no trivial objection. In fact, it goes to the heart of what divides conservatives from liberals.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Christianity, we conservatives, though wildly imperfect, prefer working quietly and with appropriate modesty to help others. We know that any good we do comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/found-jesus-killed-charlie-kirk-charlie-kirks-tragic-death-brought-countless-souls-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus Christ<\/a> working inside us. Otherwise, left to ourselves, our wretchedness would only add to the world\u2019s misery.<\/p>\n<p>Liberals, on the other hand, think themselves good people \u2014 the best, in fact. It\u2019s what makes them liberals. If you watch and listen to them long enough, you will see this reflected in nearly everything they say and do.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, liberals always seem to solicit the good opinions of those who conservatives rightly regard as unworthy of the solicitation.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean, of course, that Americans should withhold friendship from Canadians. In fact, as our neighbors, Canadians deserve both kindness and respect.<\/p>\n<p>It does mean, however, that Americans are under no obligation to accept the assertion implicit in the \u201cgesture\u201d: namely, that the U.S. and Canada  important values and thus a special relationship that entitles Canadians to some kind of special consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The events of recent years, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/covid-restrictions-backfire-canada-not-convincing-people-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, have proven otherwise. The same holds true with regard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/german-prosecutors-accidentally-prove-jd-vances-point-free-speech-disturbing-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-casually-calls-australian-style-national-gun-confiscation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>, and other alleged \u201callies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of this might seem like too much political weight for a single anthem performance to bear. It is impossible, however, to explain conservatives\u2019 exasperation apart from any of these factors.<\/p>\n<p>In short, conservatives hated the performance of the Canadian national anthem in Buffalo because we reject both the inferred message and the perennial condescension of the messengers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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