the pledge of allegiance
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does anyone else find it creepy? cause I certainly do
why is it important? to me, it feels like it's trying to instill a sense of loyalty into kids who don't even know what a country is yet
or what their country has done, is doing, and how it differs with the world
it feels like the kinda thing you'd only get under like China's current government
Jun 24, 2025
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#6
it's not that creepy
of course a country wants to teach its children to be loyal from a young age.
you might not see it as right, and it might not be, but it makes sense
stormyyynoway wrote:
why is it important? to me, it feels like it's trying to instill a sense of loyalty into kids who don't even know what a country is yet
Our country seems to feel like it's important to make kids stand up for two minutes to pledge allegiance to a flag, even at like, 5 years old.
Really?
I think is how you end up with all ignorant "AMERICA IS THE BEST" people who seem to not realize it isn't all that good...
ofc I'm still grateful I don't live in South Sudan dont get me wrong 😭😭
*insert most of western europe*
“I pLeDgE oF aLlEgIaNcE tO tHe FlAg Of ThE uNiTeD sTaTeS oF aMeRiCa”
theeldest1 wrote:
#9 America is the best. Name me three countries who are better.
Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Jun 24, 2025
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BasixWhiteBoy wrote:
stormyyynoway wrote:
why is it important? to me, it feels like it's trying to instill a sense of loyalty into kids who don't even know what a country is yet
Our country seems to feel like it's important to make kids stand up for two minutes to pledge allegiance to a flag, even at like, 5 years old.
Old enough to hold a rifle, old enough to fight.
noooo
Jun 25, 2025
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#17
Fun fact the pledge was first put into schools in 1892 but at the time you had to preform the Bellamy salute which kinda looks like a certain other salute from a certain European country that had a failed painter cause ww2. They removed the salute in the 1920-1930’s because of the failed painters regimes rise in power and because of our involvement in the war. (Yes ww2 started in 1939 but the German government still similar ideas beforehand. In 1942 we added the words under god and replaced the salute with putting a hand over our heart. THE END!!!