I don't know who in the White House came up with this. I liked Biden's speech the other night but I think this is creepy. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…

A Proclamation on Loyalty Day, 2021 | The White House

On Loyalty Day, we celebrate our allegiance to the project of this great Nation and the democratic ideals woven into the fabric of our Constitution. As Americans, we do not command loyalty, but seek...

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I feel so pressured into saying the pledge of allegiance because everyone else is doing it. I hate saying the pledge. It’s so dumb and mindless. This statement gives off the same heebie jeebie vibes.
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I actually like the Pledge of Allegiance. The fact that I put my hand in front of my heart when I was a little girl & pledged allegiance to "One nation ... with liberty and justice for all" is part of what turned me into a woman who gets really pissed when I see it not happening.

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We don’t choose our race, our parents, our siblings, our national origins or the country we were born in. The pledge is a mind warp that makes you a docile unquestioning drone to the state.
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So, you must be angry as a hornet after all the BS and lies we've seen as a country over these past 50+ years!
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When have you ever seen liberty and justice for all?
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Boooo. The pledge is bullshit.
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But here in TX, the kids now recite the TX pledge as well, which I find so problematic. It's an inelegant word salad & just plain creepy: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."
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To me it felt like idol worship of our flag, a state-centered religion. I parroted along but it always felt creepy to me.
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I can’t be loyal to the flag as long as police are killing black people.
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You forgot the "under God" part
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I leave out: "under god" and emphasize "all."
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I pledge Allegiance to the lies of the United Snakes for pus-leaking Trump, and to the Repugnance for which he stands, his lapdogs riling God, indefensible, with Ignorance and Evil for all.