Pledge of Allegiance

Faye Merci:

Has anyone else lately had their state pledge changed? In Texas, we say a pledge of allegiance to the U.S flag, and then to the Texas flag. Just this year they added "one state under god" to the pledge, which frankly, pisses me off. So I'm wondering, is this happening to anyone else, or is this only in Texas?

You have a state pledge? That's strange. We never had one in Maryland.

Alx_Aoide:

Faye Merci:

Has anyone else lately had their state pledge changed? In Texas, we say a pledge of allegiance to the U.S flag, and then to the Texas flag. Just this year they added "one state under god" to the pledge, which frankly, pisses me off. So I'm wondering, is this happening to anyone else, or is this only in Texas?

You have a state pledge? That's strange. We never had one in Maryland.

I think maybe texas is the only state that can, since we were our own republic for awhile. (Like that texas is the only state that can fly it's flag at the same height as the u.s flag.)

love's bitch.:

i don't say the pledge at school.
after being forced to say it every day since kindergarten, it stopped meaning anything to me.
i still respect the flag, and my country.
i'll rise when they begin the flag salute.
i'll remove my hat if i'm wearing one.
but i don't say the pledge.
... sometimes, if it's like, independance day, or september eleventh, or some other politically relevant date, i'll recite it.
but typically? no.
it just doesn't mean anything to me anymore.
just a bunch of words i was taught to spit out on command.

Agreed. I never say it. People never focus on the meaning of it any more, it almost becomes droning mob mentality in a sense. My parents think I'm ridiculous for not saying it, but is what they do any better? They spit out the words when an announcer says, "rise for the pledge of the alligience". They never focus on the meaning. If it becomes meaningful to me one day, I'll say it, but for now it just feels like patriotism shoved down my throat. I refuse to complete an act that is supposed to be so important without any meaning of it in my heart just because society tells me to.

^ I feel the same way

It's like, just tell me why it will make a difference if I say it, especially if I don't believe in it ("one nation under god" ). The whole point of the United States is so that people can practice their religion, their beliefs (even if it means not believing in a higher power) and I think it would be wrong to go against that, to require you to say that.

I really don't think that we should be singing it any other way. I, myself refuse to sing, or say the pledge of alegence until bush it out of office

It's not saying the pledge that bothers me, it's the fact that they never break it down or explain it to the kids when they say it in school. It's just a set of words that they have to memorize, without rhyme or reason.

If the schools would take the time to break it down and teach the kids exactly what they were saying and why, I would support it more. But hearing it parroted day after day by kids who have no idea what it means makes it completely meaningless.

The pledge seems to basically be catering to the well-off and rich thiests, rather than anybody else.

Like why should half the people people in this country pledge allegiance and say how good the country is when a lot of them are struggling and having a hard time with bad or no health insurance! And how about the athiests? They don't seem to be taken seriously