Domdab99 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 @flashg88dwin And let's be clear - he's a boss for doing it. Our National Anthem glories in the death of slaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Out of curiosity I googled that line The language is definitely archaic and seems a little confusing unless you know the context. “Essentially,” says writer and academic Jason Johnson, “Francis Scott Key was happy to see former slaves, who had joined the British as part of their Colonial Marines, getting slaughtered and killed as they attempted to take Baltimore.” About 6,000 African Americans fled to the British during the War of 1812, on the promise of freedom. Most of the men were recruited into the Royal Navy or into the Colonial Marines, a mostly black unit, which fought with distinction. https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-30/historians-disagree-whether-star-spangled-banner-racist I didn't know Flash was so religious , hope his career stays healthy . Edited October 10, 2017 by ALF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 what a "boss" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 @flashg88dwin And let's be clear - he's a boss for doing it. Our National Anthem glories in the death of slaves. you're a little B word, man It talked about killing traitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 well Goodwin is used to dropping things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 @flashg88dwin And let's be clear - he's a boss for doing it. Our National Anthem glories in the death of slaves. The entirety of the poem is NOT the national anthem. I know that's a hard distinction to make for idiots looking to be offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) @flashg88dwin And let's be clear - he's a boss for doing it. Our National Anthem glories in the death of slaves. No it doesn't. The portion of the poem which was adopted as our national anthem doesn't mention slaves at all. You'll note that the poem is called Defense of Fort M'Henry, while the anthem is named The Star Spangled Banner. Saying they are the same is the rough equivalent of saying Ice Ice Baby and Under Pressure are the same song, which would be stupid. Finally, you're talking about a 203 year old poem. Goodwin hardly dropped a bomb. Edited October 10, 2017 by TakeYouToTasker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Goodwin is an a$$. Perhaps he should brush up on his history and learn the facts before " dropping bombs" off the field. Such stupidity, not much different than idiot Kaepernick thinking that paid administrative leave is " punishment" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Some people just don't understand English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Some people just don't understand English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There was an article I read several years ago about the evils of southern whites. Gist of the article was an interpretation of a newspaper article from the 1870s or so, where some white men caught a black boy stealing, and went and got the boys mother and forced her to lynch him. The problem with the article being that "lynch" in the historical context didn't mean "hang," it meant "punish." The boy was whipped with a switch by his mom for being a thief...and if you read the original article, she did so of her own volition, because...thief. It is never a good idea to interpret historical documents by modern mores and definitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There was an article I read several years ago about the evils of southern whites. Gist of the article was an interpretation of a newspaper article from the 1870s or so, where some white men caught a black boy stealing, and went and got the boys mother and forced her to lynch him. The problem with the article being that "lynch" in the historical context didn't mean "hang," it meant "punish." The boy was whipped with a switch by his mom for being a thief...and if you read the original article, she did so of her own volition, because...thief. It is never a good idea to interpret historical documents by modern mores and definitions. Niggardly punishment if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) I think this knocked the sense out of The Glassman https://youtu.be/RPTFREp8mUA?t=14s Edited October 11, 2017 by OJABBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 well Goodwin is used to dropping things I can't believe it took till post 5 for this comment. Niggardly punishment if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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