Does This Mean I'm Unpatriotic?

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Hey there...I'm here tonight with something that's troubling me.

My question is...does loving another country's national anthem more then your own make you unpatriotic?

You see, more then 20 years ago, when I was watching 'Rocky IV', I heard the Soviet Union national anthem for the first time, and I thought to myself "Damn...that's beautiful, even if I don't know what they're singing."

And only 2 nights ago, I found a sound file of that very anthem in ENGLISH! And sung by the great Paul Robeson, no less! When I finished listening to it...my eyes were damp, and I felt...so at peace. I felt more love and pride in hearing that Soviet anthem then I EVER FELT listening to my own country's.

Does that make me a bad American? Comments please.

Oh, and if anyone wants to hear that anthem, I'll post a link in future if it's allowed.

Usagi1992

liking another country's anthem more then your own does not mean you are unpatriotic.

No

No, becuse your appreciating it as music. They're both works in thier own rights as well as symbols for their countries. It's not unpatriotic.

No, its a tune. A musical piece, thats all.

You're right about that! I appreciate it as a fine piece of music. That, and sometimes for fun, I pretend I'm a native of that land, getting all teary-eyed upon hearing his own lovely anthem...

Did I tell you before that I have a rich fantasy life?

No I like the French National Anthem and I'm Welsh

One thing with them, they are often so gloomy and dark
for example this one (norway)
Not much fun in there

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5obt0qPxbY[/youtube]

I liked that I wish it had words

Here it is A capella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhhStVKa ... re=related

Thanks for the link I enjoyed that

your welcome
i like the sound of
that one myself,
sounds less gloomy

Nope not at all.

Thanks guys...for letting me know I'm not a 'traitor', because I never was one to begin with. ^_^

Well then, here's a link to that very beautiful Soviet (now Russian) national anthem.

http://ia341035.us.archive.org/2/items/ ... heUssr.mp3

Damn, I'd give *anything* to be able to sing like him...

And don't just cut it off after one verse and chorus...this DESERVES to be heard ALL the way through to the end!

Usagi1992

nope, and liking the American national anthem doesn't mean your support beer drinking

I'm sorry but personally I think the song sucks balls hard, big hairy gorillaballs too.