For me personally:
I am of the Clan MacGregor: The English took away our swords and guns in order to slaughter us because they didn't like our politics.
"The moon's on the lake and the mist's on the brae
The clan has a namethat is nameless by day
Their signal to fight which from monarchs they drew
Is heard but by night in their vengeful halloo
Then hallo, hallo, halloo, Gregalach*
Though they rob us of name and pursue us with beagles
Give their roofs to the flames and their flesh to the eagles
Then gather, gather, gather, Gregalach
Gather, gather, gather, Gregalach
While there's leaves in the forest and there's foam on the river
MacGregor despite them shall flourish for ever
Glenorchy's proud mountains,
Kilchurn and her towers
Glen Strae and Glen Lyon no.longer are ours
We're landless, landless, landless, Gregalach
Landless, landless, landless, Gregalach
Through the depths of Loch Katrine the steed shall career
Oe'r the peak of Ben Lomond the galley shall steer
And the rocks of Craigroyston like icicles melt
E'er our wrongs be forgot and our vengeance unfelt
Then halloo, halloo, halloo, Gregalach
If they rob us of name and pursue us with beagles
Give their roofs to the flame and their flesh to the eagles
Then gather, gather, gather, Gregalach
While there's leaves in the forest and foam on the river
MacGregor despite them shall flourish forever
Then gather, gather, gather gather
Gather, gather, gather, gather, gather"
In fact there is a section of the constitution that says you can't make someones name illegal. That's there because of my family.
And for the record: That movie totally screwed with the character of Mary MacGregor. They wanted a more 'feminine character.'
She would have sent that English pansy to hell in tiny pieces. She certainly sent three English soldiers home in little bitty pieces. I guess that would have not been cinematic.
People here think I'm crazy psycho. All the men in my family are TERRIFIED of the women. Especially my sister.
Or we could talk about my Ukranian ancestry where my great-grandfather was conscripted and escaped to the USA. He was conscripted to be a Cossak and hurt his own people. He didn't like that very much.
Then there is the German side of the family. Jews didn't fare so well there. Let's not dwell on it.
So what do I do? I hold onto my rifle until death himself comes to get me and I club him over the bloody head with it.
No, I ain't giving up my guns until I can skate in hell.
And I don't believe in hell. |
