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In reply to the discussion: What should be the national anthem of the United States? [View all]Codeine
(25,586 posts)62. Ya gotta admit, a stadium full of drunken
NFL fans all death-grunting Brutality now becomes my appetite/Violence is now a way of life/The sledge my tool to torture/As it pounds down on your forehead! in unison would be pretty epic, and perhaps a more accurate reflection of our national character as well.
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I'll vote for Battle Hymn of the Republic despite it's excessive religiosity.
comradebillyboy
Feb 2019
#2
Another vote for "This Land Is Your Land" , the most egregious omission from the poll
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2019
#30
I used to be in the "America the Beautiful" camp, but I have changed my mind.
Goodheart
Feb 2019
#24
Yikes! So much blood! Bloody banners? Slitting throats? Impure blood watering the fields?
NurseJackie
Feb 2019
#45
American Idiot by Green Day...seems appropriate given who the current president got his job...
Volaris
Feb 2019
#68
I picked America the Beautiful, but I would like to nominate "This Land is Your Land"
Sancho
Feb 2019
#81