Comments on: patriotismo http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: emily http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/comment-page-1/#comment-4092 emily Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:09:00 +0000 http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/#comment-4092 just as a bit of clarification...<br/><br/>I realize the article I quoted has the song with it's revised lyrics, and I know that President Bush also criticized the rewrite. On that point, we are in agreement.<br/><br/>My reponse was instead to this: "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English," "I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English." <br/><br/>I couldn't disagree more. just as a bit of clarification…

I realize the article I quoted has the song with it’s revised lyrics, and I know that President Bush also criticized the rewrite. On that point, we are in agreement.

My reponse was instead to this: “I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English,” “I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.”

I couldn’t disagree more.

]]> By: emily http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/comment-page-1/#comment-4091 emily Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:37:00 +0000 http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/#comment-4091 Absolutely, Doug. I am well aware that it is the intent of <i>many</i> to use the song as a means of activism. I don't, personally, approve of that because they <b>are</b> changing the song. What I was referring to is simply a Spanish-langugage version of our national anthem.<br/><br/>And Meg, I suspect sarcasm, but I would say that I agree. Why can't we have the anthem in multiple languages? Sure, it would still be sung most often in English (predominant language and all *wink*) But why can't we put our national anthem in words that even the newest immigrant could understand? Like I said, it's still about America. Absolutely, Doug. I am well aware that it is the intent of many to use the song as a means of activism. I don’t, personally, approve of that because they are changing the song. What I was referring to is simply a Spanish-langugage version of our national anthem.

And Meg, I suspect sarcasm, but I would say that I agree. Why can’t we have the anthem in multiple languages? Sure, it would still be sung most often in English (predominant language and all *wink*) But why can’t we put our national anthem in words that even the newest immigrant could understand? Like I said, it’s still about America.

]]> By: Doug Tappan http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Doug Tappan Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:59:00 +0000 http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/#comment-4090 I don't necessarily have a problem with a Spanish-language version of the National Anthem, but are you aware that some of the lyrics were changed in the process? From USA Today: "A remix to be released in June will contain several lines in English that condemn U.S. immigration laws. Among them: 'These kids have no parents, cause all of these mean laws ... let's not start a war with all these hard workers, they can't help where they were born.'"<br/><br/>Sounds a little more activist than patriotic don't you think? I don’t necessarily have a problem with a Spanish-language version of the National Anthem, but are you aware that some of the lyrics were changed in the process? From USA Today: “A remix to be released in June will contain several lines in English that condemn U.S. immigration laws. Among them: ‘These kids have no parents, cause all of these mean laws … let’s not start a war with all these hard workers, they can’t help where they were born.’”

Sounds a little more activist than patriotic don’t you think?

]]> By: Meg http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/comment-page-1/#comment-4089 Meg Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:29:00 +0000 http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/#comment-4089 I think singing the National Anthem in Spanish is a great idea! Let's rewrite the lyrics, while we're at it, for German, Italian, Polish, Arabic, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian, Urdu, Czech, Slovak, Farsi, Swedish, Norwegian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Portuguese... You get my drift?! I think singing the National Anthem in Spanish is a great idea! Let’s rewrite the lyrics, while we’re at it, for German, Italian, Polish, Arabic, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian, Urdu, Czech, Slovak, Farsi, Swedish, Norwegian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Portuguese… You get my drift?!

]]> By: Chris http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/comment-page-1/#comment-4088 Chris Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:49:00 +0000 http://thedomesticzoo.com/2006/04/29/patriotismo/#comment-4088 *Shakes head* *Shakes head*

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