Pledge of Allegiance
Sep 15th 2011, 2:11 am
#31
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Re: Pledge of Allegiance
We used to pledge and sing a patriotic song at the meetings of the charity I belong to.
I used to feel a little uncomfortable about it but said nothing. Then one day, someone started My Country 'Tis of Thee very high and it really sounded terrible. One of the women turned to me and said, "Do you have this crap in your country?"
Shortly afterwards we voted unanimously to drop it. It turns out it had been instigated by a woman of Greek origin who wanted to be fiercely patriotic.
I used to feel a little uncomfortable about it but said nothing. Then one day, someone started My Country 'Tis of Thee very high and it really sounded terrible. One of the women turned to me and said, "Do you have this crap in your country?"
Shortly afterwards we voted unanimously to drop it. It turns out it had been instigated by a woman of Greek origin who wanted to be fiercely patriotic.
Sep 15th 2011, 2:26 am
#32
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Sep 15th 2011, 2:28 am
#33
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Re: Pledge of Allegiance
BTW, it is common in the military to render honors to another nation's colors without pledging allegiance. It strikes me that holding the hand over the heart [a species of a salute] while remaining silent would be just fine.
[BTW, it can be argued that a lawful permanent resident alien does owe "allegiance" to an extent. However, I've found it somewhat strange to pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth -- it is only "the country for which it stands ..." part which redeems the pledge.]
[BTW, it can be argued that a lawful permanent resident alien does owe "allegiance" to an extent. However, I've found it somewhat strange to pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth -- it is only "the country for which it stands ..." part which redeems the pledge.]
Sep 15th 2011, 2:29 am
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Sep 15th 2011, 2:50 am
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Sep 15th 2011, 3:14 am
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Sep 15th 2011, 3:33 am
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Sep 15th 2011, 3:57 am
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Sep 15th 2011, 4:03 am
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