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It's Un-American to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

We aren't medieval subjects serving feudal lords and kings

By Kevin Spak| Posted Nov 17, 09 12:22 PM CST|

(Newser) – Americans everywhere ought to applaud 10-year-old Will Phillips, who told his teacher to "go jump off a bridge" after doing what we all should do: criticizing the Pledge of Allegiance. Phillips argued that because gay marriage isn’t legal, there isn’t “liberty and justice for all”—but forget his specific complaint for a moment. “The very idea of the pledge of allegiance, in any form, is completely at odds with” American ideals, writes Michael Lind of Salon.

“The concept of ‘allegiance’ is feudal,” Lind explains. In America, as John Locke and Thomas Jefferson imagined it, we have only each other to pledge allegiance to. The government is merely a tool of our collective will. To the founders, pledging allegiance to the flag, or any other symbol of state, “would make about as much sense as pledging obedience to your refrigerator.”

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In a republic, the people should not pledge allegiance to the government; the government should pledge allegiance to the people. - Michael Lind

Individuals who publicly challenge the Pledge can expect cyclones of bloviation from elected leaders who, unwilling to fix healthcare or pay for infrastructure, always have time to defend the pledge or the flag. - Michael Lind

Could anything be more foreign to America's enlightened 18th-century liberal and republican traditions than this toxic compound of collectivism, nativism, Spartan militarism and theocracy? - Michael Lind

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Gooner82
Nov 17, 09 12:25 PM CST

Interesting way to look at it. People's heads here in Texas will explaode after reading this, but interesting nevertheless. Reply

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Snowleopard
Nov 17, 09 2:48 PM CST

pledge of allegence = blind nationalism

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Jayster999
Nov 17, 09 4:33 PM CST

There's nothing wrong with nationalism. America is a great country, with a great people and we owe much to our God and creator. We should acknowledge His hand in our success.

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JonmarkP
Nov 17, 09 4:55 PM CST

We should shorten it: "I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all."

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geneparmesan
Nov 17, 09 5:53 PM CST

'There's nothing wrong with nationalism' says the guy with Obama as Hitler? Use your brain much?

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OG_Travis
Nov 17, 09 7:41 PM CST

Interesting? The pledge always seemed wrong to me...We make our children stand every day and SWEAR their allegiance to our country....To our government really...Conservatives get pissed when you talk about things this way but isn't that what they stand for?

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Count-Spatula
Nov 17, 09 7:56 PM CST

Jayster. Only someone who has never once considered what blind nationalism does to a country, could say something that reactionary and stupid. But then, that's why you're a conservative; the "Thinking is too hard!" party.

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edbro
Nov 17, 09 12:25 PM CST

This guy is a moron. Yes, the government is the collective will of the people. That is what makes it so great. But, the USA is still an entity that is the greatest on earth. It has my allegiance and love. If there was no allegiance to the government then we could have no public servants and no military. Why fight for a government that you feel no allegiance towards? Reply

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Face-Of-RNC
Nov 17, 09 12:45 PM CST

There's plenty of allegiance and plenty of people willing to serve. As an American, I see room in my country for those who feel differently. I don't don't believe dissenting opinions make morons. But it is moronic to claim love of freedom, and then defile those who excercise that freedom.

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RockyPneumonia
Nov 17, 09 1:08 PM CST

The point is that we DON'T "fight for a government"; we fight for a country. There's a big difference between the two.

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Janniel
Nov 17, 09 1:34 PM CST

Will isn't a moron. It is however moronic to think that the constitution applies to only the persons you,or some other judge, thinks worthy. If Will had no feelings for this country he would just go ahead and ignore the bigotry, instead, he is standing up for his countries constitution and the intent of our founding fathers.

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Fondue
Nov 17, 09 10:57 PM CST

Will would squash edbro in a debate.

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tomodachi
Nov 17, 09 12:29 PM CST

The government pledges THEIR allegiance to the highest bidder. Reply

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tomodachi
Nov 17, 09 1:13 PM CST

I pledge allegiance to America’s debt, and to the Chinese government that lends us money. And to the interest, for which we pay, compoundable, with higher taxes and lower pay until the day we die. ~George Carlin~

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passinthru
Nov 17, 09 4:08 PM CST

tomodachi...thank you for putting that.

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WilmaFlintstone
Nov 17, 09 12:36 PM CST

united we stand - divided we fall Reply

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myvoice
Nov 17, 09 1:02 PM CST

i love Pink Floyd! :)

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Stasis
Nov 17, 09 12:39 PM CST

I pledge allegiance to the Bill of Rights... Reply

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Count-Spatula
Nov 17, 09 12:39 PM CST

Funny how a flag makes no demands that one can be allied to! How about pledging allegiance to the constitution? The Pledge was written as a piece of PR for the World's Columbian Exposion in 1893. All of American stopped to say it the day the fair opened. ...So, whoopee. Reply

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IndependentThinker
Nov 17, 09 1:50 PM CST

I didn't have "Under god" in it till the mid 50's.

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 6:49 PM CST

Click through to read the article. Michael Lind gives an interesting history of the Pledge. It was written by a socialist named Belamy, and later was accompanied by the "Belamy salute", but it looked too much like a Nazi salute so FDR suggested it be changed to the current hand-over-heart pose.

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ObjectiveObserver
Nov 17, 09 12:39 PM CST

I agree with Michael Lind. The Pledge of Allegiance, said everyday, seems an awful lot like indoctrination. Where are the protesters who will stand up to this? After all, Obama is the president of the country these students are pledging their allegiance to. Michael also points out an interesting fact that in 1943 (during the rise of the totalitarianism in Europe), the supreme court stated that any person could not be forcefully made to pledge their allegiance. One would conclude then, that to stop the rise of totalitarianism in the United States (as some would believe is happening), we should immediately put an end to this daily indoctrination of our youth. Reply

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Face-Of-RNC
Nov 17, 09 1:04 PM CST

Are you saying if it was GWB it would be OK?

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RobN
Nov 17, 09 12:44 PM CST

I love articles written solely for the purpose of riling people up. So worthwhile. Reply

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Thinker
Nov 17, 09 12:51 PM CST

RobN, it's called "making you think." Unless you deal with uncomfortable issues with your brain, you won't learn anything. Ever.

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Thinker
Nov 17, 09 12:49 PM CST

I went to public school in Indiana. When I was 10, I was forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance AND the Lord's Prayer every morning. I would never have had the guts or the brains at that age to question it, let alone criticize it. This kid is a future leader and I, for one, welcome him. Reply

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tomodachi
Nov 17, 09 1:01 PM CST

@thinker:I agree. Whoever is teaching the kid to think for himself… AND stand up for his beliefs… THAT’s the kind of teaching the US needs more of. If it’s coming from his parents, I commend them.

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myvoice
Nov 17, 09 1:04 PM CST

not mention we should all aspire to raise our children to be this way!

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 7:37 AM CST

Ok You Need To Learn Some History Already: two landmark Supreme Court decisions, Engel v. Vitale [1962] and Abington School District v. Schempp [1963] (which included the well publicised case of Murray v. Curlett), establishing the current prohibition on state-sponsored prayer in schools. Following these two cases came the Court's decision in Lemon v. Kurtzman [1971]. This ruling established the so-called "Lemon test" which states that in order to be constitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment any practice sponsored within state run schools (or other public, state sponsored activities) must: 1. Have a secular purpose; 2. Must neither advance nor inhibit religion; and 3. Must not result in an excessive entanglement between government and religion.

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Thinker
Nov 18, 09 11:20 AM CST

@ROBR: I was forced, ILLEGALLY, to say the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in my 4th grade class (Mrs. Peebles) in Indiana. Get it, ROBR? It was ILLEGAL but, shock of shocks, my teacher made me do it anyway. God, you seem so dense ROBR ... did you even GO to school?

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Jes
Nov 18, 09 1:11 PM CST

When I was in elementary school this would come on over the loudspeaker every morning and we all stood and said the pledge. But in first grade my teacher afterwards would always put on a record (which flabbergasted me) and play Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" as we got started on our morning writing assignment. She played the FULL version. She was pretty awesome lol.

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riffran
Nov 17, 09 1:09 PM CST

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."......I don't really care what Lind thinks..or anybody else that seems to want to pick apart anything patriotic......so help me GOD...PLAY BALL Reply

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Thinker
Nov 17, 09 1:13 PM CST

@riffran: you completely missed the point.

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kirby
Nov 17, 09 1:19 PM CST

I said the pledge allegiance every day in school and because of that (among other things) I serve my/our country every day. Just because one person thinks it's wrong does not make it so. Some still believe in it and God, we should not be dicounted.

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Face-Of-RNC
Nov 17, 09 1:27 PM CST

There is no one commenting against your patriotism. Me excercising my freedoms does not discount anyone who considers themselves a patriot.

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riffran
Nov 17, 09 1:29 PM CST

not really thinker..I get his point, I just don't agree with it...I just think lind is FOS....Whenever I say the pledge, I am not swearing fealty to a flag, per se........, I am reaffirming my dedication to the counrty I grew up in, and as a veteran, given service to, and continue to serve in the State Gaurd....And the "Ole Glory" is a symbol representing that idea of AMERICA, that I hold dear.

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 8:11 AM CST

fealty - 1. The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord. 2. The oath of such fidelity. 2. Faithfulness; allegiance. See synonyms at fidelity. -- I don't see much difference riffran.

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Dr.Lecter
Nov 17, 09 1:23 PM CST

What is the difference between Canada, Mexico , and America? America has nice neighbors. Reply

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riffran
Nov 17, 09 1:35 PM CST

dang ..forgot....applauding a 10 year old who openly disrespects an adult by telling them to go jump of a bridge?.......If my child talked to a teacher or any adult that way, for that matter.........an ass whooping would ensue....Agree with the teacher or not, that kid was disrespectfull, and could have verbalized his objections in a respectfull manner Reply

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emptycalm
Nov 17, 09 1:48 PM CST

Ah yes. If you disagree with me im going to beat you. What a great way to interact with people or especially raise a child. (warning, deep sarcasm!)

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Thinker
Nov 17, 09 2:07 PM CST

Your attitude as a parent is exactly why and how kids get raped by priests, riffran.

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Snarfeh
Nov 17, 09 2:26 PM CST

@riff - The kid's father had a talk with him about that, so the kid wrote a letter of apology to the teacher for telling her to jump off a bridge. Also, bear in mind, if I am remembering correctly (this has been in the news a while, Newser is a latecomer to it), he finally said that to the teacher after 3-4 days of being harassed by the teacher to stand up and take the pledge in addition to being harassed by some school mates. He finally lost his temper with the teacher and quite frankly, he lost his temper with class, imo. I don't think the teacher ever wrote the kid a letter of apology for acting like a fascist pig to him, though.

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stdg406
Nov 17, 09 9:07 PM CST

Future ACORN worker.

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 8:16 AM CST

riffran; child beater, what if said teacher was forcing them to pledge under Allah instead of God?

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riffran
Nov 19, 09 2:41 AM CST

sorry libbyloos..I never said a child could NOT disagree, and never said to beat a child for having an opinion...I SAID "If my child talked to a teacher or any adult that way, for that matter.........an ass whooping would ensue".....good try to twist what I said into something else.....MY child is a happy well rounded informed student, who isn't afraid to talk to her parents...AND stick to her guns in RESPECTFULL manner if told to do something she does not agree with...how you can equate teaching a child to respect teachers to preist rape enabling is sick....and sorry fondusky..spanking a child is NOT child beating, and it is (much to some liberal followers of skinner and a few others of that ilk)..still legal....if you do not disclpline your children, you usually wind up with little misbehaved kids who respect no one....and thank Snarfeh for a REAL response, and not the usual BS

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cognitivefilter
Nov 17, 09 1:37 PM CST

ha ha, another intellectual with too much free time Reply

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cognitivefilter
Nov 17, 09 1:37 PM CST

dont' get me wrong, i'm all for it

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 1:50 PM CST

I would be happiest with a Pledge of Allegiance to the People of the United States of America. I like our flag and all, but it's the people that make up this country, and its government. Sure, I want to be allied with the government, but I also want to be allied with the rest of the folks here, too. Reply

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 1:53 PM CST

Perhaps the biggest problem of pledging allegiance to the people is we'd have to start looking at each other instead of the flag. No telling what might happen when we acknowledge that our fellow Americans are actually human beings.

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Jassy
Nov 17, 09 1:58 PM CST

I do think Will could have been less of a smartass about it and just politely declined to do something he did not believe in. Telling the teacher to "go jump off a bridge" just shows he's been raised with no manners at all. Reply

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Thinker
Nov 17, 09 2:10 PM CST

Manners are for the dinner table. Respect must be earned. If my children are forced into a situation that is unjust, I hope they speak up, shout and scream about it until others notice.

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Snarfeh
Nov 17, 09 2:27 PM CST

He showed a lot of class actually. He had been harassed by the teacher for a few days and by schoolmates before he finally "lost his temper" and if his comment can even be called losing one's temper, he does it with a lot more class than say, Joe "You lie" Wilson.

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Chudluv
Nov 17, 09 2:37 PM CST

I have, since I joined the Navy, replaced "I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag" with "I Pledge Allegiance to the Constitution".... The flag is just symbol that can change and has change over the years, but the Constitution and it's words mean so much more to the people of this country and those trying to move here. That "symbol" can never be replaced. Reply

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JChron
Nov 17, 09 3:14 PM CST

The flag is symbol of all of the Americans who have given our lives so dildos like this could write some ass-hat article. I'll pledge to it all day! Reply

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myvoice
Nov 17, 09 3:29 PM CST

This comment has been removed by Newser’s community.

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 3:39 PM CST

ROBR, isn't it fun to take liberties with the truth and bend facts to your narrow worldview?

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passinthru
Nov 17, 09 4:14 PM CST

atta boy robr...keep the machine well oiled for the next generation of mindless tards that are told what to say instead of thinking for themselves...you are the posterchild for brainwashing.

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d3wd
Nov 17, 09 4:00 PM CST

This boy's specific gripe is stupid. However, his conclusion is correct. Screw the pledge. It should be a pledge to the constitution and bill of rights. Reply

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bmathers
Nov 17, 09 4:38 PM CST

what??!?!?! 10 year olds want to have gay marriage rights???? you got to be kidding he hasnt even reached puberty yet!! In America kids have more opportunity than anywhere in the world.. the flag represents a living country.. im glad teachers still teach the pledge!!! applaud the teacher for teaching the kids about our flag and pledge... who knows maybe they will end up at cornell memorizing the laws. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode04/usc_sup_01_4_10_1.html Reply

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Jayster999
Nov 17, 09 4:40 PM CST

This kind is a brat who is undoubtedly the product of liberal, anti-American parents who have no respect or reverence for the flag, the Declaration of Independence or the constitution. Reply

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 8:22 AM CST

The Pledge was written by a socialist. Look it up.

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Jayster999
Nov 17, 09 4:40 PM CST

This kid is a brat who is undoubtedly the product of liberal, anti-American parents who have no respect or reverence for the flag, the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. Reply

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 8:23 AM CST

No seriously, The Pledge was written by a socialist. Look it up.

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bmathers
Nov 17, 09 4:41 PM CST

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 6:41 PM CST

One need not have reached puberty to see that not all are equal in the eyes of the law.

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Ucantusethatname
Nov 17, 09 6:11 PM CST

More liberal BS from an administration working hard to change the country by destroying its traditional foundations. Reply

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Unaffiliated
Nov 17, 09 6:40 PM CST

If you read the article closely, you'll see it has nothing to do with the administration, unless by administration, you mean, a random 10-year-old boy and a blogger.

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yummines
Nov 17, 09 11:04 PM CST

uh huh. where does it state this boy's or his parent's political stance. that's right, it doesn't. im not saying that he isn't liberal, but don't try and make things a political issue when political stance isn't even mentioned in the source material...

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Unaffiliated
Nov 18, 09 7:21 AM CST

Dear ROBR, I'm glad I could help! =0) Have a great day. Your friend, Unaffiliated

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Fondue
Nov 17, 09 11:00 PM CST

The original pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' -- Francis Bellamy, August 1892 Reply

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Fondue
Nov 17, 09 11:03 PM CST

Francis Bellamy was a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist, and the cousin of socialist utopian novelist Edward Bellamy. -- That has got to sting just a little bit there rightwingers.

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Fondue
Nov 18, 09 7:38 AM CST

Seriously ROB, you are a child.

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Unaffiliated
Nov 18, 09 7:47 AM CST

I hope the very idea of a Christian socialist opens some eyes among the religious right. Personally, I'm not sure if government mandated socialism is the way to go. But I would advocate for a "voluntary socialism" where people are much more generous with sharing what they have. With limited resources, if one has more, that means someone else has less.

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Snarfeh
Nov 18, 09 2:40 PM CST

@Unaffiliated - I think you'd like this. The Humanitarian Mother Rytasha said, "There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed."

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Unaffiliated
Nov 19, 09 7:45 AM CST

@Snarfeh, terrific quote. @ROB@, I'll do you one better. I'll give you an upvote. You're exactly right. Complaining that the rich don't share enough means nothing if I don't share what I have, myself. And I'm working on that. I have no problem with loving God. I strive to do so myself. I have no problem with loving your country. I also strive to do so, myself. To me, what's most lovable about our country is not our ideals. It's our people who abide by those ideals. In other countries, when there's a close election, the losing side might refuse to participate in government at all. In our country, that doesn't happen. So what you will about Republicans being obstructionists, but the country is still running and government services are still being provided.

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bewilderbeast
Nov 18, 09 6:55 AM CST

"In a republic, the people should not pledge allegiance to the government; the government should pledge allegiance to the people". -------------- Fantastic! Let's start a movement!! Reply

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rickm
Nov 18, 09 3:27 PM CST

I have been under the impression all these years that we were pledging allegiance to our Republic, the flag it represents, and to the entire concept behind those ideals. How can that be bad? America is the "last best hope for the world", still to this day. As it seems to me, saluting our way of life is affirming all that is best about America. Reply

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