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The "steaming piece of manure," I believe ought to go live elswhere. Perhaps you would be more at home in a socialist country. You don't seem to show any patriotism toward America. You are quite welcome to leave. "Flag lapel" types?
I see nothing wrong with wearing a flag lapel pin. I think it shows ones respect for and pride in ones country.
"Love it or leave it, buddy!"Blind obedience is what you folks are all about. The machine loves people like you. You do what you're told and you don't ask questions.
I know you don't see anything wrong with flag lapels. I know you think lapels are the way to show how much you love America. That, along with a magnetic ribbon on your bumper claiming you love a particular group of government employees.
I've never heard a single song from that performer. I'll bet you have, though.
Which part hurt your feelings more, the comment about our crappy national anthem, or the comments about country music and Applebee's? Now if I can just work in something about the "12th Man" imbeciles, I think I will have touched all bases for you.
I am sure you wouldn't want to admit it....
If I start talking about welfare, planned parenthood, pill mills and add in a denial for acceptance into a college, I think I will have covered all bases for you......
Why are you so butthurt and agitated today? Was it because the Doctor wouldn't refill your Vicodin prescription or Walmart ran out of tissue for you to wipe the drool off of your chin?
If I start talking about welfare, planned parenthood, pill mills and add in a denial for acceptance into a college, I think I will have covered all bases for you......
Why are you so butthurt and agitated today? Was it because the Doctor wouldn't refill your Vicodin prescription or Walmart ran out of tissue for you to wipe the drool off of your chin?
I am sorry life sucks for ya Comet
You talk about those things all the time, already. So much that you may be a topic of discussion on the psychology board. I have my own theory on that.
You are on target with one thing, I was denied admission to a number of colleges 20 years ago. All except one: Texas A & M. I told them I'd just as soon wait on something else. Glorified community colleges aren't that appealing to me.
Just for a point of reference, can you tell us some other songs you find to be beautiful?
The anthem for Nazi Germany that was posted is beautiful.
I also love the national anthem of Trinidad & Tobago played on its national instrument, the steel pan (born on its soil). Recording is bad but still lovely...
You talk about those things all the time, already. So much that you may be a topic of discussion on the psychology board. I have my own theory on that.
You are on target with one thing, I was denied admission to a number of colleges 20 years ago. All except one: Texas A & M. I told them I'd just as soon wait on something else. Glorified community colleges aren't that appealing to me.
I always have said that A&M was a tolerant school.... they occasionally let in the less fortunate in the intelligence department.... you know that whole make people feel good thing
Glorified community colleges are among the top public universities last I checked...... but you go on believing that. Those vicodin withdrawals painful huh? If you want, I can Google the nearest clinic for you so you can get help for your problem.....
All you are doing is showing the few people who don't already know it that you are not very bright
I much prefer "America the Beautiful" as a national anthem:
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
Of course, this beautiful song doesn't have a chance because it mentions God too many times for some people.
Oh, and virtues such as "self control" and self sacrifice and patriots and pilgrims. Nope, not a chance.
Pity.
That being said, I don't think that the Star Spangled Banner is an ugly song - and in fact it can be quite stirring when done well. I don't care what it's origins are - the words are beautiful and the imagery is striking.
But it's hard to sing and easy to butcher - as we've often seen.
I love America the Beautiful too. It's a great song. But then, I love the Star Spangled Banner all the same. Especially after hearing Whitney Houston's rendition. All in all, it's really nice that the U.S. has multiple beautiful odes to the nation.
I always have said that A&M was a tolerant school.... they occasionally let in the less fortunate in the intelligence department.... you know that whole make people feel good thing
Aren't you being a little harsh on A & M athletes and coaches? Sure they're not very bright, but that doesn't stop them from sucking. And what exactly do you expect? It's Texas. They can't exactly comprise the entire student body of brainy nerds from the upper Midwest, can they?
So you know, since you are one of those types who has to get the last word in Cometclear, even when completely owned intellectually as you are, you are on ignore.... because i see you as too stupid to carry on any further dialogue with
Have fun being uneducated in your North Dakota trailer park
The anthem for Nazi Germany that was posted is beautiful.
I also love the national anthem of Trinidad & Tobago played on its national instrument, the steel pan (born on its soil). Recording is bad but still lovely...
I think it is very appropriate for a National Anthem to contain an instrument that is native to the nation. The Greek National Anthem could be played on a bouzouki, for example.
More importantly, the music should represent a style or texture of the culture of its people. Like Beethoven is to Germany, or Smetana is to the Czech Republic, or Mozart is to Austria, or Tchaikovsky is to Russia, among so many others. Each one had a different style to their music that was heavily influenced by their various cultures.
The composer of a National Anthem should likewise be born in that nation, and attempt to capture musically the emotions of pride, love of country, peace, strength, and liberty while the lyrics convey those same feelings. Additionally, the music will be sung by the general population, therefore, should not have a range greater than one octave. A good National Anthem should be written in a straight-time March format, so the military can march in time to the music.
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"-Abraham Lincoln.
I'd like to see where you dug that up. I have my doubts that Lincoln would have made such a statement. It has either been grossly misquoted and out of context, or simply a bald faced lie.
There has to be intelligence (intellectual property) behind any idea first. It is then that one applies labor to bring an idea to fruition.
And "labor" in this regard, does not mean the collective labor, but it refers to ones individual labor. Individual effort comes before any business enterprise is built.
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I guess he should have left "your country" too?
And I'm a Social Democrat, not a Leninist socialist. If you knew anything about history you would know that Social Democrats were the first people to fight and die against the Soviet Union and were also some of the first people to fight the Nazis.
It matters not how you disguise who you are with quaint definitions. A socialist by any other name is still a socialist, and therefore, un-American. Your goals are to destroy capitalism and in the process, America. You mean to bring harm to this country, and destroy our founding principles. It's just that simple.
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