Soccer fans unite sing national anthem as they leave Stade de France

Sounds nice and like a country united, right? Has anybody actually listened to/read the lyrics of La Marseillaise? It’s scary how apt the song is, but also worth heeding the last stanza of the song and considering whether that’s what we want…

(Couplet des enfants)
Nous entrerons dans la carrière
Quand nos aînés n’y seront plus,
Nous y trouverons leur poussière
Et la trace de leurs vertus (bis)
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre
Que de partager leur cercueil,
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil
De les venger ou de les suivre. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3318138/Soccer-fans-unite-Paris-defiantly-sing-French-national-anthem-La-Marseillaise-bloody-terrorist-attacks.html

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