IN the wake last week’s embarrassing and cringe-worthy comments from Unionist cheeky chappie Ally McCoist, it is interesting to read the criticism…
, proud of our long history, culture and character and with a positive contribution to make to the family of nations? No-one could better define who we have always been, still are and wish to be in the future than Burns does here.
We would not be the first country to adopt an existing composition for our anthem. Finlandia was composed before Finland became free of Russia. Flower of Scotland could still be sung on competitive occasions as an expression of rivalry and passion for the event.SCOTS have an excellent record of respecting the anthems of other nations. However there are three reasons why it was correct to boo the British national anthem at Hampden Park last week.
1) As non-English Brits we object to England assuming that they can use the British anthem as theirs, especially as the match was against another British nation. This demonstrated arrogance and domination in their psyche, assuming England and Britain are one and the same.2) As Scots we rightly object to an anthem which contains a verse urging the crushing of rebellious Scots. This verse is not sung but is part of the song we Scots are supposed to respect.
3) For me most importantly, this song urges God to save “our” King to reign over us. As the King is the defender of the Protestant faith, presumably it’s the Protestant God who is to save the King. As a Republican atheist I object to this anthem on two grounds. These objections, or even one, are valid for all who do not follow these twin beliefs. These objections are not confined to Scots, as those from Liverpool demonstrate.
Hopefully Scots can once again lead those south of the Border to join us in objecting to this dirge. Maybe it’s time for a campaign of objection in England. Gone are the days of empire and doffing caps to our “superiors”, except within the minds of the keepers of the establishment.
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