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The Pledge of Alliegence
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:25 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:25 am
What are your thoughts on it...specifically on making school children recite it each day?
The more I think about it the more I can't help but feel that the practice is one of the least-American things ever. It seems like mindless indoctrination to me.
Just for fun, here's some pictures of Nazis and Nazi kids along with American kids:
The more I think about it the more I can't help but feel that the practice is one of the least-American things ever. It seems like mindless indoctrination to me.
Just for fun, here's some pictures of Nazis and Nazi kids along with American kids:
Posted on 11/16/14 at 5:52 am to KSGamecock
I doubt anyone takes the pledge seriously (at least I hope not).
If our government became Nazi-esque and started imprisoning and killing masses of innocent people, would anyone say to themselves "well, I think this is 100% evil, but I guess I have to support this. I did take an oath of allegiance to our government afterall"?
If our government became Nazi-esque and started imprisoning and killing masses of innocent people, would anyone say to themselves "well, I think this is 100% evil, but I guess I have to support this. I did take an oath of allegiance to our government afterall"?
Posted on 11/16/14 at 7:08 am to KSGamecock
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specifically on making school children recite it each day?
This wasn't the case when I was in school. The Jehovahs just sat there.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:47 am to KSGamecock
The pledge of allegiance is fricking retarded.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:47 am to KSGamecock
Merica, love it or leave it man.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:50 am to KSGamecock
Actually written by a socialist... It's great we indoctrinate kids with this bs
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:54 am to KSGamecock
I never said it in school
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:00 am to KSGamecock
I always liked the Texas pledge of allegiance.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:12 am to KSGamecock
Nice troll. The pledge is to our country, constitution, and what they stand for, not a particular person or party.
If the latter ever becomes nazi-like, we are implored by the foundations of our country to overthrow that government. That is what I pledge to whenever I say it.
If the latter ever becomes nazi-like, we are implored by the foundations of our country to overthrow that government. That is what I pledge to whenever I say it.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:20 am to KSGamecock
I only cane the ones at work who won't stand up during it. Those little ungrateful heathens WILL NOT sit in their comfy little chair while we're saluting 'Merica. ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/Iconusaflagsmiley.gif)
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Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:21 am to PrivatePublic
Not a troll. I just think that the entire idea of routinely and almost robotically reciting an oath of loyalty - and especially making our children do it at such an early age before they're even able to understand it - is all wrong. It's something straight up copied and pasted from a totalitarian state. I still love America but it's the idea and application of the pledge, not its contents, that bother me.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 9:22 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:46 am to KSGamecock
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:08 am to Alahunter
Nice
In all honesty, we don't force the kids to recite it or make a big issue when they don't. But I've found our English as a Second Language kids are pretty adamant in doing it every morning (even though it gets interesting when they're reciting in their native language
). I asked one of those kids who was really adamant about it why they were so adamant and he simply said, "When I was in Kenya I lived in a cave because they (the government militia) wanted to kill the people in my village. This reminds every day how great this place is.".
Kind of puts it in perspective.
![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/Iconcheers.gif)
In all honesty, we don't force the kids to recite it or make a big issue when they don't. But I've found our English as a Second Language kids are pretty adamant in doing it every morning (even though it gets interesting when they're reciting in their native language
![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
Kind of puts it in perspective.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:25 am to Alahunter
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Because differing viewpoint..
Dude was the nails, too bad in the PC world the N word has become so disparaging.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:56 am to KSGamecock
49* nations, under God, divisible,
With Liberty & Justice for ya'll.
With Liberty & Justice for ya'll.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 11:28 am to TeLeFaWx
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I always liked the Texas pledge of allegiance.
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Posted on 11/16/14 at 11:33 am to TeLeFaWx
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I always liked the Texas pledge of allegiance.
Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de Tejas, y a la Republica que representa, una Nacion bajo Dios, con Jesús, armas de fuegos y gran botín perras para todos. Ariiiiiba! Amen.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 11:33 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 11:38 am to KSGamecock
Spanish is a beautiful language.
But the pledge is simply:
"Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."
The bold portion is actually fairly new.
But the pledge is simply:
"Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."
The bold portion is actually fairly new.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 11:39 am to TbirdSpur2010
I like mine better.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 11:40 am to KSGamecock
Like I said, Spanish is beautiful ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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