My vote is for America the Beautiful. Star spangled banner is a weak song anyway. And then you read this...https://twitter.com/theintercept/status/770265133641850880 …
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It's a hypothetical conspiracy theory, but you're stating it as fact.
how do you interpret that 3rd verse? What do the words of the verse mean to you?
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u the man John! I look up to u and ur wife for what u believe and stand up for. I appreciate all u day and do
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99% of Americans didn't even know that verse existed and it isn't sung as the national anthem. Red herring.
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Not to mention that "slave and hireling" refers to pressgang soldiers and mercenaries in the British forces.
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Star Spangled Banner Lyrics Verse 3 meaning http://bit.ly/2c0JY5g
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thanks for both of you clarifying the truth. Makes Legend's linked article look poorly researched.
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You're welcome
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What "conspiracy theory" is he even referring to? Made no sense
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The conspiracy that somehow our national anthem is anti African-American. Even though that verse is not even in it.
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have you read the 5th verse that Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote in 1861?
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Mr. Stephens, "Star Spangled Banner" is WEAK? My now deceased WWII vet father enlisted & ship ... http://tmi.me/1ffztV
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hurling and slave do not refer to African slaves, but to mercenary and impressed soldiers in the British Army.
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the third verse refers to the British navy practice of forcing captured sailors into service on British ships.
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they couldn't leave they couldn't run they couldn't hide from the bombardment of the British
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it doesn't glorify murdering slaves it doesn't even glorify slavery its just the fact both hired man and slaves were there Fort
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The words mean the fighting was so great that there was no place to hide and no place to run for both the hired man or slave
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probably referring to Arabs as slaves being killed by f16, or they planned on killing blacks with f16s
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