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From: Tom Carty <cartyweb at hotmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Anthems" 2009.02.13 (04) [E]

For all intents and purposes, Scotland the Brave is the Scottish anthem, its
air being shared by the Irish tune O'Donnell Abú

It is also my favourite...

Englands anthem is the UK, reflecting that all other parts are joined to and
equal with England, their parliments joined Englands...

Personally Id never worry about being in the face of england, as you can see
in the full version of God Save the Queen there are antiScots verses...

Tomás

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L "Anthems" 2009.02.13 (04) [E]

On 14/02/2009, at 3:45 AM, R.F. Hahn wrote:


 I suppose the problem here lies in the fact that these days there is no
official, political overall entity called England.


 True Ron but despite this the overwhelming majority of people worldwide
refer to The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

as ENGLAND ! Hitler go this just desserts in the end for doing so, as did
 Lord Nelson.

Our Austraian Broadcasting Corp radio and TV announcers do this routinely
and my compiaints about it were rejected.

When someone from England has great success in some field the English based
media tend to hail this as a triumph for England.

A Scot does something of great merit it is usually a triumph for Britain.

The ridiculous collective term "Anglo Celt" was finally abolished in the
1970's after numerous protests from Scots and Irish, despite this

it still is used. I even had to complain to our Dept of Ethnic Affairs when
it used the term in a report around 1993.

I am a strong supporter of the Union of 1707 which intrudiced major
innovations to a bankrupt Scotland but strongly object to the

resulting collective nations being referred to by the name of just one
participant.


Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane

AUSTRALIA

"Oh wad some power the Giftie gie us,

Tae see oorsels as ithers see us

Robert Burns

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