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!
By Mommy
@stayathomemom29 (77)
October 24, 2017 1:32pm CST
Uh, oh! One thing that has certainly been on my mind lately. The United States of America has come to a point in time, where anything and everything is an issue. Just in the last couple of hours, I have been called a racist, a nazi, a c***, sent memes of being flipped off, because I believe that you should stand for the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Now, I know, I know. I shouldn't be bringing this up at all, but if I could have a genuinely calm debate with someone on this matter I would appreciate that to the fullest. I believe in my heart of hearts, that there are people who can civilly speak to each other about a matter and have a debate. Does it really exist? Let's give it a shot?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32756)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Oct 17
The pledge is the reason why I chose Canada even though the immigration here is harder.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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24 Oct 17
You know that is not the original pledge. And the 'under God' part was added in the 50's.
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@stayathomemom29 (77)
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24 Oct 17
No, I honestly didn't know that. Where did you learn this?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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24 Oct 17
@stayathomemom29 Oh...and I'm not nit-picking, but you might want to edit the title for 'which it' instead of 'which is'.
This will give you a brief history of it
View the original text of history's most important documents, including The Pledge of Allegiance
@stayathomemom29 (77)
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24 Oct 17
Just read it. Made in 1945 and Under God added in 1950's. So? Do you think that it's not a sign of disrespect to kneel or sit during the anthem or pledge of allegiance? Or were you just informing me of the "Under God" part?
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@goodgirl_kakay (453)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
stand what you believe,it won't hurt a fly.
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@goodgirl_kakay (453)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
@stayathomemom29 just stay. ool,take a deep breath..ignore those negativity for once,let it not consume you
me talking as a friend
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@stayathomemom29 (77)
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24 Oct 17
@goodgirl_kakay I have a totally cool head. No worries on that. I'm just having a conversation. I like to discuss these things. It's a good way to keep an open mind while still holding true to what you believe in. Ya know?
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@stayathomemom29 (77)
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24 Oct 17
It may not hurt a fly, however, it seems to hurt a lot of feelings. Emotions have come in to a big play lately. It's become so hard to speak with people without touching on something a person might be sensitive to. Hell, I can't even say "yes ma'am" or "yes sir" to someone without it hurting their feelings about their gender sensitivity. It's not a fair game anymore. Not when everyone is so emotional.
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