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Originally Posted by MysticCat
In some groups, I'm sure this is the case. Not among all. My son has been saying the Pledge for the last 6 years in school and the last 5 years in Scouts. I can vouch for the fact that a specific connection between the Pledge and honoring the troops (or solidarity against terrorism) has never been drawn in Scouts, and based on conversations with my son, I don't think it has at schooln either.
And maybe I just live in a different world (no comments, please  ), but it's never been my experience with the SSB either. In my experience, both the Pledge and the SSB are about country. While veterans are certainly part of the country's history (and present), I've never considered that we honor them -- at least not directly -- through the Pledge or the national anthem. We honor the country they served. |
I agree. Think about the words to the Pledge. We're pledging our "allegiance to the flag...and to the republic for which it stands." It's an oath. If we want to be honest, it's propaganda...which is why "under God" was added into it during McCarthyism. It's a promise to not defy the United States, and nothing more.