the 4 types of national anthems:
- Gosh, This Sure is an Attractive Piece of Land We've Got Here
- That One War in Particular was a Doozy
- We Only Sing Parts of This Song Now Because the Other Verses are Racist
- We Speak French and We Will Fucking Kill You
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@VeryBadLlama The French anthem has been a shame for many in France for at least a century.
Jaurès described it as "atrocious" in 1903. My own grandma never failed to add a rhyme at then end: "bande de cons" (lit. "bunch of twats").
A collective was put together in 1992 to find alternative lyrics.
Conservatives have made it into such a sensitive issue that it's difficult even to raise the subject.
