Objecting to Rule, Britannia!



A young cellist has said that he disapproves of the playing of Rule, Britannia!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68034779

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20 thoughts on “Objecting to Rule, Britannia!”

  1. I would say black drill music, which glorifies gun crime; or black rap music, which celebrates gratuitous violence, abuse of women, and drug culture, should make him far more uncomfortable than a piece of music about national pride.

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  2. I'm a big fan of patriotic marches, ballads, and other epics: The Star Spangled Banner (of course), Prussia's Glory, Scotland the Brave, and, certainly, Rule Britannia, and many more. They're all inspiring, and generally just uplifting to their people in spirit. These people don't like these songs because they deride the nation(s), nothing more.

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  3. There’s nothing in the anthem that is racist. The words actually say that Britains will never be made to be slaves. It’s expressing the pride a Britain has in the beauty and greatness of his homeland, same components which are found in countless national anthems around the globe – official and otherwise. And if he still doesn’t like playing the song, no one is requiring him to be remain employed there.

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  4. If I'm not a fan of England then I shouldn't listen to or play U.K.'s patriotic music. Telling the English that love their homeland that they shouldn't play or listen to their patriotic music is ridiculous. They have a right to be proud of their nation, just like anyone else does.

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  5. Well, people that look and act like him make me uncomfortable. Difference is it's my country and I was here first.
    There's most of a whole continent for him and his ilk. But he doesn't want to go for some reason.

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