[Nanny32162]

Originally Posted by TooColdNJ

THE US NATIONAL ANTHEM...is a patriotic song, evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of its people, recognized by our nation's government as the official national song

No nasty comments please!
. I’m against social injustice.

National Anthem as a song that reminds us our pride in our country, thoughts of the men and women of any any race, religion, or ethnicity who fought for our freedoms... patriotism... AMERICA united ...all men created equal... ONE NATION... thankful to be a part of this great Nation.

Should the NFL also include Italian American, Irish American, Polish American, Jewish American.... etc. anthems? It’s about being American. Period. That’s what it’s all about.

We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, so what’s the purpose of adding the black national anthem to the beginning of football games if we are all Americans, and the National Anthem is our Nations anthem, void of any racism?

1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.

[TooColdNJ]

Originally Posted by Nanny32162

1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.

I have no problem with the song at all. It has no impact on me in any way. The problem I see is the fact that playing it provides more fuel for the racists’ fires. I don’t feel that this is the tIme to add the song to the SSB to be played every time. On the opening day it sends a message of support. But the bottom line is that if it is played all the time, it divides us— Segregates them more—exactly what we’re trying to stop. We’re ARE ALL Americans. I think these things should be added to the school curriculum, along with the fact that many great men and women in The history of our country history weren’t infallible. We can’t erase what once was— we can only learn from it and make changes. “Protests” to some “riots“ to others. You can’t erase racism, but as a result of what is happening right now, I’ve heard more racist remarks than ever before... and they disgust me.

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by Nanny32162

1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.

Well then, let's also sing God Save The Queen to honor the Scots and English who with their sweat, tears , and blood, settled the New World. And perhaps La Marseillaise, and the Marcha Real to honor the French and Spanish who were here BEFORE 1619. See how this plays out? There was NO United States until 1776. Before that it was the Old World Redux.
This whole thing is ridiculous.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Nanny32162

1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.

Woody Wilson, isn’t he the man who invented segregation?

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Woody Wilson, isn’t he the man who invented segregation?

Yes, he was the Democrat President who re-segregated the US Civil Service after the anti-slavery Republicans had liberated people of color. In addition to being a racist, he was also a globalist.

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[Bay Kid]

The black national anthem is just as prejudice as a white national anthem would be.