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Rule, Britannia is 'alienating' to others, Labour's culture spokeswoman claims after musician says the anthem could be replaced with British folk music
UK Daily Mail ^ | March 4, 2024 | Harriet Line

Posted on 03/05/2024 1:29:01 AM PST by C19fan

To many, it is a stirring patriotic anthem conjuring up images of Britain's long and proud history.

But Rule, Britannia! can feel 'alienating' to others, according to Labour culture spokesman Thangam Debbonaire.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: culture; race
If you are offended by "Rule Britannia", then go back to your ancestral home then. Are you offended by "Jerusalem" since the lyrics by William Blake makes a reference to a legend of Jesus visiting Britain.
1 posted on 03/05/2024 1:29:01 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Guess they could use the Lumberjack song...

Could feel alienating? Could maybe sorta? But you want to ban it on the basis of could and might and maybe?

Maybe the alienated ones should learn the words or at least hum along.

Its so disgusting and infuriating.

And I ain’t even a Brit...


2 posted on 03/05/2024 2:31:33 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Adder

In it long history, the entire population of Britian from days gone by who would be stunned at the condition of the British people and England today, and they would bring out the hanging ropes.


3 posted on 03/05/2024 2:35:17 AM PST by odawg
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To: C19fan; Lazamataz
[Thangam Debbonaire.]



I'm sorry, Laz. It appears that she's already taken. But it appears that she did get a participation ribbon. So there's that.
4 posted on 03/05/2024 3:11:01 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: C19fan

The UK has a Deep State, too.

And it’s using the same playbook ours is using.


5 posted on 03/05/2024 3:27:33 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: odawg

My ancestors bugged out of Britain in the 1630s.

They were prescient.


6 posted on 03/05/2024 3:29:15 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

“They were prescient.”

Unfortunately, we are not very far behind the dissolution that is happening to England.


7 posted on 03/05/2024 3:32:22 AM PST by odawg
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To: odawg

Only because we don’t say no.


8 posted on 03/05/2024 3:36:18 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: odawg

The UK votes for Brexit.

The US votes for Trump.

Deep States couldn’t have that.

So here comes the coof, changes to election laws, more of those damned electronic voting machines, the weaponization of the bureaucracy...

Same...stuff, different shores.

The only difference is that we have Trump.

The UK has...no-one.

God help the UK.


9 posted on 03/05/2024 3:36:37 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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