Rule Britannia Ban

[fender62]

are these people trying to change history and culture, lilly allen was at it as well.
so ban all historical patriotic songs less they offend, lefties or anarchists..right on brigade.
if they hate the uk so much...move.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1203726/ITV-GMB-Good-Morning-Britain-Joanna-Jarjue-rule-britannia-song-banned-remembrance-day

[andres]

It would do no harm to remind black people just how cruel and inhumane some of their ancestors were. White people have always been highly prized as slaves.Especially by the Sultans of Morocco and Algiers in the 1600s. People were kidnapped from as far away as Iceland and Greece. They sent their pirates to sneak up onto coastal towns in Spain, Portugal and England often in the dead of night. Capturing men, women and children. Dragging them off to be slaves in Africa. Only releasing a few in exchange for huge amounts of money.
I am fed up with hearing about black slavery White slavery is just as important.

[chelle7272]

Great answer jourdain :)

[zebo]

I'm over 70, I'd be OK with not voting as long as I can also be excused paying tax. If I'm not allowed a say in how the money is spent then surely I can't be expected to contribute to the pot!
Can we ban this Allen woman, whoever she plays for?

[emmie]

she;s a singer i believe..

[hereIam]

I absolutely love Rule Britannia and will sing it with great gusto every chance I get !

[emmie]

i love it too, and always sing along when Last Night of The Proms comes on.

[Mamyalynne]

I suppose my idea was too radical but that approach has got me through life.

If something isn't working for me, rather than cry 'ban it' I set about improving the situation.

[spathiphyllum]

"White slavery is just as important."

This makes my skin shudder. How ignorant.

[andres]

spath------explain please

[spathiphyllum]

Well if you compare how many white people have been enslaved compared to how many black people have been enslaved, you'll note that white slavery actually isn't as important, if a life is worth a life.

[zebo]

"White slavery is just as important."

This makes my skin shudder. How ignorant.

Says a lot about rights in some people's opinions. Surely the rights of the people from Eastern Europe being held prisoner are equal to those of other groups or are some groups more equal than others?

[spathiphyllum]

Yes. but when you look at numbers, the number of black slaves is massive compared. So if you say a life is worth a life, there were more black lifes enslaved than whites, so it's in a sense of importance, not as important.

[spathiphyllum]

And it wasn't as racially motivated as whites having black slaves.

[andres]

spath---I would suggest that you read up on your European history. You might learn a lot.
If you can't be bothered to read it then just do a quick google.
Why I am so interested is that one of my own ancestors was caught up in the slave trade and ended up in Africa.
Don't be so dismissive of what other Abers write and open your mind and eyes.

[fender62]

https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/

[spathiphyllum]

I can't even...

I wonder if you had as much compassion for the majority of black people as you do for yourself considering a huge number of their ancestors were enslaved.

Don't talk to me about research when you're the none banging on about how white slavery is just as important, because it had no where near as much of an impact on the world as we know it today.

[jno]

anyone who thinks Britannia rules the waves is delusional. Some of their ships didn't even go to sea last year

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/18/sailor-shortage-means-four-navys-13-frigates-have-not-spent/

[ToraToraTora]

never miss a chance for an anti British rant eh jno. no one said they ruled the waves they DID ONCE, geddit?

[douglas9401]

If pressed I'll just sing it all the louder I suppose.

[spathiphyllum]

TTT, and they no longer do, and if this song is from the Victorian era, do you not feel it's a bit dated to STILL be banging on about something that is no longer true?

Or do we live in the past to hide from how pathetic our politicians our today?