Post AXC3kEHsuOERG5wR1M by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
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 (DIR) Post #AXC3bgTwiExm61VaEq by shane_kerr@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-29T19:27:21Z
       
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       My son and I have been listening to various national anthems recently. Possibly because - while I love the Netherlands - our national anthem is objectively bad.Current favorite is La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, which is totally badass and metal. "The blood of our enemies will water our fields!" 🇨🇵Current loser is the Swiss anthem, which is super religious... although I guess that's expected since the Swiss flag is literally a cross. 🇨🇭
       
 (DIR) Post #AXC3bmKaxv34ElBCUq by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
       2023-06-29T19:38:58Z
       
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       @shane_kerr It is apparently a misunderstanding. The verse "qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons" is about the blood of the patriots, not about the enemy. Since the nobles boasted they had a "pure blood", the republicans, with some irony, described themselves as "sang impur". So, it is really the blood of the patriots that will water the fields: they accept the sacrifice.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXC3kEHsuOERG5wR1M by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
       2023-06-29T19:40:32Z
       
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       @shane_kerr And of course you can always say the opposite, that the body of the enemies will fertilize the crop: https://coffeeordie.com/ukraine-sunflower-seeds-insult
       
 (DIR) Post #AXC6gvGRToNpFjNir2 by shane_kerr@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-29T20:13:34Z
       
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       @bortzmeyer ooo... So "impure" was a slur that the common folks reclaimed... Even more bad ass!