Dane-Geld
A.D. 980-1016
It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say: --
"We invaded you last night--we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away."
And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you've only to pay 'em the Dane-geld
And then you'll get rid of the Dane!
It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say: --
"Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away."
And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say: --
"We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that pays it is lost!"
Missed me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jNTdGDezw
When a balloon or something burst during one of his speeches.
This was after he had been shot and almost killed in an assassination attempt.
And please do also listen to his recitation of "The Danegeld".
https://youtu.be/w3VJc89eYcQ
Dane-Geld A.D. 980-1016 It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation To call upon a neighbour and to say: -- "We invaded you last night--we are quite prepared to fight, Unless you pay us cash to go away."
And that is called asking for Dane-geld, And the people who ask it explain That you've only to pay 'em the Dane-geld And then you'll get rid of the Dane!
It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: -- "Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away."
And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane.
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation, For fear they should succumb and go astray; So when you are requested to pay up or be molested, You will find it better policy to say: --
"We never pay any-one Dane-geld, No matter how trifling the cost; For the end of that game is oppression and shame, And the nation that pays it is lost!"
Umm, 'scuse me, but I am Germanic and I find the term "Dane-Geld" offensive, mkay.
You're racist if you don't call it "gold" or "ransom money" instead.
I'm allowed to call it Danes-Geld whenever I want to though. Thaaaaaaaannnkss
And if you are German and not Danish, then I am sure the Danes will say you have no right to call yourself a Dane.
Critical Theory is sort of a matryoshka doll of stupidity. Realizing though that that is the point of it is the true power.
Umm did you just assume my ethnicity? I was born German, but I identify as a retarded liberal Danish. Cheese Danish, to be precise.
Ich ben ein Berliner!
I identify, like JFK, as a jelly donut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ha9GJwlus8
Ich bin ein Berliner! And yes, I do mean to assert that I identify as a jelly doughnut.
As a victim of Viking oppression, which you haven't denounced I notice, I demand reparations.
Paid with what, "Dane-Geld". You're a racist!
What a god damned Chad. Wait. Ronald. Donald. Ooooh shit!
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/09/15/reagan-trump.jpg