Comment on Anon caused 9/11

• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh, I’m sure you’re constantly tripping over royalty over there. 😁

  But seriously, just the idea of it would bother me, such as:

  • national anthem - "God Save the King/Queen"
  • oath/affirmation of allegiance

  I just don’t think I can swear allegiance to a king or queen, even if it’s largely symbolic.

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  • clickyello@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    just wait until you hear about what kids in the US have to repeat every morning at school…

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I guess I find that less bad, but I wish it would instead focus on the concepts in the Constitution, not the flag and Republic. I’d rather rewrite it to something like this:

      I pledge allegiance to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America, and the values therein, of liberty and justice for all.

      That reminds me, I need to ask my kids if they’re forced to do that. They go to a charter school, and I don’t remember seeing a flag in each room. But our state is quite conservative, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was still a thing. That said, they’re minors, so any pledge cannot, by definition, be binding in any way.

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