Let's talk about the history of the Anthem...

Time is racist.

I shite you not

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No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,

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I basically interpret this as nobody was escaping the grasp of death during the war neither a hired hand or a slave.

frick it. Let's get rid of it and replace it with Lil Wayne so black people and white leftists will shut the frick up

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Time is racist.

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Good thing we can't go back in time...

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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave

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In fairness, it has also been argued that Key may have intended the phrase as a reference to the British Navy’s practice of impressment (kidnapping sailors and forcing them to fight in defense of the crown), or as a semi-metaphorical slap at the British invading force as a whole (which included a large number of mercenaries), though the latter line of thinking suggests an even stronger alternative theory — namely, that the word “hirelings” refers literally to mercenaries, and “slaves” refers literally to slaves. It doesn’t appear that Francis Scott Key ever specified what he did mean by the phrase, nor does its context point to a single, definitive interpretation.

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Didn't become the Anthem until 1939.


In case you didn't know it, we had no national anthem until 1939.


They definitely made the wrong choice because it is a terrible anthem.

Both...

America, My country Tis of Thee

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America the Beautiful are much better.

America, My country Tis of Thee has a downside and it is because the music is God Save the King/Queen

The slaves that escaped and were freed joined the British to fight the Americans. They were enemy combatants. They joined with the promise to be let go after the war to Canada and the Carribean. This is a BS argument and a Red Herron the BLM has come up with. They have twisted history to fit their agenda.

Those that are down voting me for saying the Star Spangled Banner is awful...

Do you seriously think it is better than the other 2 songs I listed?

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Do you seriously think it is better than the other 2 songs I listed?

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Thinking the other two are better does not automatically mean you think the anthem is terrible. I like Sgt. Peppers better than Revolver. That doesn't mean I think Revolver is terrible.