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From: tjt@kobold.UUCP (T.J.Teixeira)
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Subject: Re: Reply to Chip Hitchcock
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Date: Thu, 29-Dec-83 20:11:08 EST
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In his reply to Chip Hitchcock, J. McGhee classifies "The Star Spangled
Banner" as a rebel song, similar to rebel songs about Ireland.

Well, this may surprise you (and T. Wheeler), but I agree that "The
Star Spangled Banner" is a nationalistic, inflamatory, rebel song.
Obviously, a national anthem will be nationalistic, but I would much
prefer an anthem that had something more positive to say than "don't
fuck with me or I'll beat the shit out of you!"
-- 
	Tom Teixeira,  Massachusetts Computer Corporation.  Westford MA
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