THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

The most important song on the Union side during the war.

This is dedicated to my great-grandfather, Cade Suran, who served in the 13th Indiana.

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[sdcair]

Although I never lived during the time this song was written, I miss these times, when America was still a good deal of a republic...

[rexlibris99]

We still are.

[WVMikeyC]

Sad part is you can't tell it by looking around anymore

[rexlibris99]

look harder.

[ladelame1]

It's odd that I wanted to mock you, for missing november 1861, when this song was written. When hundreds of thousands were dying in the deadliest war of American history... but I cant mock you... because you're right...

We've lost our passion. Our faith. Our fury.

[samuel martinez]

That's just it! You shouldn't need to look harder. Slowly but surely we are losing our freedoms. IF you don't notice that.....then you might need to look harder also. Both liberty and tyranny are so transparent right now you can't notice either one. Like it or not its true.

[Travaillons]

Are you serious? How good a song is doesn't mean anything just because it was associated with one side. Also, what's the point of pride in being of a certain nationality or of any group that you're born into? It's not like you had to work to be part of that group. Be proud of your qualities as a person instead of some arbitrary description.

[OleeHem]

Something something something War of 1812 :D

[canuckleful]

Sure doesn't, Rule Britannia is blind nationalist garbage. If the Yanks had made this their anthem they'd have the best anthem in the world. I think the British are an incredible people, what with colonising the entire planet (Look where I live <D), but I do NOT like the social-hierarchical conformity implied in our tunes. This tune, contrary to the country it now represents, is one of freedom.

[PatchyConvert]

This is true. o o

[JD27076]

Doesn't compare to Rule Britannia.

[PatchyConvert]

Possibly, but the last election did sort of lean to what he was saying.

[PatchyConvert]

America, oh america. How I miss the.

[SwitcherLittlebW]

They slander the government and then they head off to vote for the republican / democrat's candidate, candidates that will promise this and that but in the end only serves the corporate businesses and not the people.