Thursday, September 28, 2017

UPDATED:The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel.

It was Samuel Johnson who first coined the above phrase. Watch the brief video embedded below to see how germane it is today:



UPDATE: Pursuant to The Mound's timely observation in the comment section, here is what Mrs. Betty Bowers has to say about the American national anthem:

4 comments:

  1. It's only been the last few days that I learned of this third verse of the Star Spangled Banner, the verse that celebrates the deaths of slaves who fought with the British for their freedom.

    "And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,
    That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
    A home and a Country should leave us no more?
    Their blood has wash’d out their foul footstep’s pollution.
    No refuge could save the hireling and slave
    From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
    And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
    O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

    No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave... And if you did fight for the Brits or later the Union and those southern bastards got their hands on you, there was no quarter given. You were summarily executed.

    And that's their cherished national anthem.

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    1. A very timely commentary, Mound. But then again, I doubt many Americans know or care about the lyrics of their much balyhooed anthem.

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  2. When Americans salute their flag, Lorne, their brains shut down.

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    1. Often, Owen, their obsession seems more like jingoism than patriotism.

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