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TNNurse

(6,927 posts) Sun Apr 26, 2020, 06:56 PM Apr 2020

Just saw a video on the news about a kid leading the Pledge of Allegiance.

Let me be clear, I will not say that pledge or sing or stand for the National Anthem (which I hate, it should be America the Beautiful) as long as Trump is in the White House.

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Just saw a video on the news about a kid leading the Pledge of Allegiance. (Original Post) TNNurse Apr 2020 OP

I am with you... Freedomofspeech Apr 2020 #1

Way ahead of you, Justice for all kinda got to be a lie. Nice thought gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #3

I just stand and mumble Jake Stern Apr 2020 #2

I can't ... stillcool Apr 2020 #4

Freedomofspeech

(4,226 posts)

1. I am with you...

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 06:59 PM

Apr 2020

I have refused to do any of the above since 2016.

gibraltar72

(7,506 posts)

3. Way ahead of you, Justice for all kinda got to be a lie. Nice thought

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:30 PM

Apr 2020

but we don't have it. I quit witnessing a lie many years ago.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

2. I just stand and mumble

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:00 PM

Apr 2020

I'm lazy and hate conflict so that keeps the "This is 'Murica love it or leave it!" types from hassling me.

Every once in a while I say the pledge I once saw in Calvin & Hobbes: "I pledge allegiance to Queen Fragg and her mighty state of Hysteria. . ."

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

4. I can't ...

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:48 PM

Apr 2020

my Dad and 4 of his brothers served in WWII, and the American Legion was where I got my ideas of patriotism, along with alcoholism. The VA Hospital of my youth, and the flag draped coffin, the folding of the flag...the taps and the bagpipes...all rounded out the perception. Strange how those memories have nothing to do with the current concept of patriotism.

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