The German National Anthem has been my fav anthem ever since I found out my military school's song ripped it off and just changed the lyrics. I learned the German version by heart just so I could sing it during school assemblies when they forced us to sing the school song. It's not an actual Nazi song, as it was adopted during the German Empire in the 1800's (I believe) but the first two verses were dropped after WWII cause they're nationalist as ****. The first verse literally demarcates Germany's territorial boundaries, presumably without consulting any of the countries that might have taken issue with these proclamations. The music was also written by Joseph Haydn for what it's worth.
You simply have not lived until you've sung, "Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles! Uber Alles in Der Welt!" at the top of your lungs.
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Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien
There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Last edited by The Batlord; 02-20-2017 at 11:38 AM.
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