'The important thing is to keep them pledging,' he explained to his cohorts. 'It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what "pledge" or "allegiance" mean'.
Wow. I connected with this. The pledge of allegiance really is mandatory in many schools long before kids can grasp the concept. Once I did understand it I chose not to use it anymore. My family is Native American (Indigenous) and to me it represented a history of oppression. I faced a lot of crap from teachers, administrators, fellow students for denying participation. They really want you to indoctrinate yourself with it. It would make sense it is a tool to keep people under obedience.
'The important thing is to keep them pledging,' he explained to his cohorts. 'It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what "pledge" or "allegiance" mean'.
Wow. I connected with this. The pledge of allegiance really is mandatory in many schools long before kids can grasp the concept. Once I did understand it I chose not to use it anymore. My family is Native American (Indigenous) and to me it represented a history of oppression. I faced a lot of crap from teachers, administrators, fellow students for denying participation. They really want you to indoctrinate yourself with it. It would make sense it is a tool to keep people under obedience.