Very weird experience today

[Proud liberal 80]

So I am in VA this week for my job. I went to this BBQ restaurant for lunch. In the middle of eating someone gets on the intercom and says something. At the time, it was so loud in there that I didn’t clearly understand what he said. Next thing I know, the national anthem is playing and everyone is standing up looking up at the Flag with their hands over their hearts. I felt like I was in a dystopian society or something.

[madaboutharry]

1. Where (city) did this happen?

[Proud liberal 80]

2. Hampton VA

http://m.mission-bbq.com

[marylandblue]

10. Well it is near a naval base and caters to the military crowd. But still.

[Proud liberal 80]

18. The military partisan breakdown is

The military partisan breakdown is

Minorities officer and enlisted - liberal
White officer - 50/50
White enlisted - conservative

Majority of military is white enlisted.

[elleng]

26. Members of the military are not supposed to promote or even announce their 'affiliation,'

right?

[Proud liberal 80]

29. I deleted my earlier post

[marylandblue]

31. I deleted mine then, but I still thank you.

[elleng]

32. Thanks but from my point of view, that's not necessary.

Was looking for clarification that while at work, military members are not supposed to promote or announce their political preferences.

[AJT]

3. What did you do?

[Proud liberal 80]

4. I stood up, but

Was thinking “WTF”

[hunter]

5. My fortunate (or unfortunate) childhood as a Jehovah's Witness...

... made me idolatry resistant.

It would have been hard for me not to laugh, but I'd have certainly shrugged my shoulders, rolled my eyes, and kept eating.

Were the fries tasty?

[Proud liberal 80]

6. Yes the food was good

Lol

[cwydro]

7. Cool story. nt

[obamanut2012]

23. yup

[bettyellen]

33. Divisive snark. And wrong. nt

[G_j]

8. That is scary

almost like a test

[FSogol]

9. LOL, the Right wingers are starting their Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade!

Too bad Major —— de Coverley wasn't there to yell “Gimme eat!

[CanonRay]

11. What time do they do the 3 minute hate?

[Proud liberal 80]

12. Noon

[melman]

13. This definitely happened

I thought the OP was making it up at first tbh.


But this shit really happened.

Link to tweet

Wow.

[Proud liberal 80]

15. I couldnt make that shit up

Lol

[rockfordfile]

19. Idiots. Clearly this was something some people got together on. At a BBQ? lol

[melman]

21. Apparently this place does it every day at noon

https://www.facebook.com/missionbbqtheamericanway/photos/a.208132369251692.50786.103141799750750/992236800841241

[pnwmom]

20. There's that one blonde woman, green shirt, on the far left, who is standing --

but with her back to the flag.

It looked like a form of protest, to me. At least I'd like to think so.

[diva77]

17. kind of reminds me of this scene from "Cabaret" --

[marylandblue]

24. I was thinking the same thing

And Trump still thinks he can control them too.

[icymist]

22. This country is becoming some kind of Orwellian novel.

What's next? A patriotic type of a salute as a greeting?

[secondwind]

25. Call me crazy, but I find all of this extremely disturbing.

[BainsBane]

27. Trump's culture war

If he knows anything, it's how to stoke division and hatred.

[Major Nikon]

30. Nothing says 'merica like greasy BBQ!

[SweetieD]

34. Reminds me of stories I heard about Francos Spain. A lot of compulsory patriotism.

[CentralMass]

35. I vacationed around Virginia Beach a few years ago. There area

has a large miltary presecense in the area. We saw a lot of men and women in uniform at restaurants etc..

Is this that surprisimg ?