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Old 01-01-2024, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
And that's what a national anthem does. INCLUDING history that might be distasteful. I think it is a big mistake to try to erase history---tear down statues, rename sports teams and selectively teach our children.

Remember, ‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’---Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás
And in one post you write about those who disrespect our flag and our country should be summarily done away with and in the next post you write about we should not tear down statues of those who disrespected our flag and country by starting a civil war. Which is it? You can't have it both ways.
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