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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:
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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. 
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.
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.
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.
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
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