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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it was already noted that America is actually a hijacking of the tune of the hymn Oh Mother Dear, Jerusalem.  So, like My Country Tis of Thee (stolen from God Save the King/Queen), The Battle Hymn of the Republic (John Brown's Body), and The National Anthem (a London social club's song), our national songs are all second hand (except for God Bless America, written by an immigrant).

And since we are talking about a hymn being sung in foreign languages, do you suppose Leahy thinks Silent Night and Oh Come All Ye Faithful were written in English?[/quote]

It's like stealing the Christmas tree from pagans and then whining that people from other faiths celebrate the holiday, even though it is a national holiday, which wouldn't even be constitutionally permitted if not for the fact that it's a generic cultural event.

The bottom line is that these people want the country to look and act like them.  They don't buy into the melting pot.  They don't like the presence of foreigners and foreign religions.  If you say this to them, they will tell you that they accept Irish and Italians and Polish, but of course they didn't actually accept them when those groups came here either.[/quote]

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