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As a child student, did you pledge allegiance to your nation every morning in class?
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As a kid I always thought that it must be something that's only in American movies. I couldn't fathom that kids my age had to do something so utterly ridiculous.
The only thing comparable really was our Catholic church in the village, but even there it was always something personal to me.
When I later learned that this was indeed real, I was dumbfounded. Like utterly bewildered.
The only thing comparable really was our Catholic church in the village, but even there it was always something personal to me.
When I later learned that this was indeed real, I was dumbfounded. Like utterly bewildered.
In elementary we had to recite the pledge every morning, in junior and high school they did it over the loudspeaker and we had to stand for it.
Yes... which is weird because I was not enlisting in a service to my country by attending elementary school.
There should be a good citizen pledge. I think my kids have that now. Which is basically promising to be a good person, help others, listen to the teachers, and work hard.
There should be a good citizen pledge. I think my kids have that now. Which is basically promising to be a good person, help others, listen to the teachers, and work hard.
I did in Elementary. By middle school I was already getting offended by "Under God" and I'd only stand up to not be TOO conspicuous but I didn't recite it after that. By highschool the Bush Jr Administration was in and I couldn't even be bothered to stand. Was pretty anti-war.
Absolutely. From primary school to secondary school, we'd alway sing the national anthem and declare the pledge at every morning assembly.
That's what we did too in elementary school. It was rare and certainly not every day. Probably just so kids can learn the national anthem.
Reciting some "pledge" everyday is just creepy. That really is like a brainwashing cult.
What a crazy ass pull this nonsense is. Are you honestly using Don't Ask Don't Tell in an argument towards the US military being progressive?
I think we did recite it in elementary school. In high school, we stood up to listen to that awful "I'm Proud to be an American" song instead. This was in the late 90s. I went to public school in an extremely conservative pocket of California, and I think there was enough fear of lawsuits that they didn't have us recite the pledge anymore. So instead we got to listen to that shitty song. Every day. For four years.
but somehow, you, i, and tens of millions other americans weren't indoctrinated into said cult and grew up as free thinkers! hard to imagine in "lol america".
Would you proudly stand up next to me and defend her still today?
Maybe, but for everyone that did, there are plenty of people who don't and blindly defend this, among other racist and problematic elements of American History, even stuff that goes on today. I mean, hell, look how people are treating the players who are kneeling to the national anthem.
I actually love that song ;___;.
It's cheesy and over the top but it's catchy AF.
Yes, we did every day at the beginning of school from elementary all the way to the end of high school.
I remember on time in like 3rd grade I got in trouble when my teacher thought I was impersonating Hitler saying the Pledge of Allegiance and I got a whole talk from my mom that evening about the Holocaust and the Nazi regime, and I was so confused, like what did I do?
In reality I was impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger because I though his voice was funny.
I remember on time in like 3rd grade I got in trouble when my teacher thought I was impersonating Hitler saying the Pledge of Allegiance and I got a whole talk from my mom that evening about the Holocaust and the Nazi regime, and I was so confused, like what did I do?
In reality I was impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger because I though his voice was funny.
This is literally my hell.
We have an amusement park that I went to as a kid and at the end of the night they had a laser light show and that song always closed out the show and I absolutely hated that fucking song, I would constantly try to get everyone to leave before it came on.
I'm saying society has always lagged behind the military in making progressive choices that allow for more inclusion.
i dunno, feel like making any more crass generalizations about a country of 300 million?
I stopped around middle school due to seeing no point in doing it anymore.
Ooooh boy did the pledge ritual get creepily nationalistic after 9/11, or at least for my school. Thankfully that died off after Christmas break.
Ooooh boy did the pledge ritual get creepily nationalistic after 9/11, or at least for my school. Thankfully that died off after Christmas break.
Yep, starting in kindergarten. Even better, I was attending a private religious school where we would say the pledge to the Christian flag immediately after the pledge of allegiance.
No.
But I went to Catholic school, and starting from about grade four, we'd recite the Lord's prayer and/or the Nicene creed fairly regularly.
But I went to Catholic school, and starting from about grade four, we'd recite the Lord's prayer and/or the Nicene creed fairly regularly.