Yeah, well they also call it the “land of the free, the home of the brave” despite the fact that we’ve got more people in prison than anywhere else in the world, regardless of population size, and a huge portion of the country is terrified of immigrants as if they’re wandering the suburbs of New Hampshire looking for already-occupied houses to squat in while they steal your accounting job.
origvani on
I still remember having to recite that thing every single day and not understanding half the words I was saying.
8-bit-Felix on
The fact they force children to swear fealty to a piece of cloth in the first place is disturbing.
Civil-Dinner on
I notice republicans/MAGA scream a lot about liberty/freedom, but want kids to have to recite an oath of fealty to the state every single school day.
And if you object, they’ll say you hate freedom.
NimusNix on
I’m less concerned about kids having to recite it and more aggravated that they are not taught the importance of having a nation with liberty and justice for all.
The critical piece of the pledge is worthless if you don’t actually live those ideas.
Yaaay, empty signifiers that truly mean nothing because they never really existed, we love it
Redfish680 on
Well, in one case they were just words; in the other, they’re just words! Hope that helps.
crappydeli on
We also grew up hearing cigarettes and alcohol are bad and now it “just think about the poor shareholders.”
underpants-gnome on
One nation, with liberty for the rich, “justice” for the dissenters, and AI powered thought policing for all.
Shoneki316 on
Its the unsaid part they truly believe in. “For all…who deserve it.”
b__lumenkraft on
Oh, someone is about to find out about virtue signalling.
It’s the thing nazis do.
Dry-Clock-1470 on
Good point. And funny but,
Like about pro life attitudes ending at actual birth and only being important from conception apparently,
What they really want is the “under God ” part. So they can forgive and move past any thing and say God’s will or God’s love or something and there is an excuse for the zero accountability for those who deserve justice
canonetell66 on
Such a simple line, and only two words that mean anything. But maintaining liberty and justice to over 300,000,000 people is a truly monumental task.
There will always be someone who wants something for nothing; a thief, a cheat, someone who wants personal justice that isn’t equal justice. Every one of them must be stopped, caught and punished, to maintain the goal.
If you are religious, “love God and love your neighbour“ is similar. Easy to say, nearly impossible to do.
And exactly who is going to spearhead the effort to maintain justice and freedom for all? Law makers. And what do the rest of the people do to a law maker who gets paid by lobbyists to cheat the system required for maintaining liberty and justice? They shake their heads in disbelief and don’t stand up against corporate greed and greed from the wealthy.
When law makers understand that impropriety will not be tolerated, laws will be better able to maintain those two words.
luvashow on
This
Space_Slime_LF on
It’s kinda like becoming an adult and your parents stop hiding their racism and weird beliefs from poor education.
allworkandnoYahtzee on
To republicans, having values = stupid. Being forced to repeat something you don’t believe or understand = all for it
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Yeah, well they also call it the “land of the free, the home of the brave” despite the fact that we’ve got more people in prison than anywhere else in the world, regardless of population size, and a huge portion of the country is terrified of immigrants as if they’re wandering the suburbs of New Hampshire looking for already-occupied houses to squat in while they steal your accounting job.
I still remember having to recite that thing every single day and not understanding half the words I was saying.
The fact they force children to swear fealty to a piece of cloth in the first place is disturbing.
I notice republicans/MAGA scream a lot about liberty/freedom, but want kids to have to recite an oath of fealty to the state every single school day.
And if you object, they’ll say you hate freedom.
I’m less concerned about kids having to recite it and more aggravated that they are not taught the importance of having a nation with liberty and justice for all.
The critical piece of the pledge is worthless if you don’t actually live those ideas.
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Yaaay, empty signifiers that truly mean nothing because they never really existed, we love it
Well, in one case they were just words; in the other, they’re just words! Hope that helps.
We also grew up hearing cigarettes and alcohol are bad and now it “just think about the poor shareholders.”
One nation, with liberty for the rich, “justice” for the dissenters, and AI powered thought policing for all.
Its the unsaid part they truly believe in. “For all…who deserve it.”
Oh, someone is about to find out about virtue signalling.
It’s the thing nazis do.
Good point. And funny but,
Like about pro life attitudes ending at actual birth and only being important from conception apparently,
What they really want is the “under God ” part. So they can forgive and move past any thing and say God’s will or God’s love or something and there is an excuse for the zero accountability for those who deserve justice
Such a simple line, and only two words that mean anything. But maintaining liberty and justice to over 300,000,000 people is a truly monumental task.
There will always be someone who wants something for nothing; a thief, a cheat, someone who wants personal justice that isn’t equal justice. Every one of them must be stopped, caught and punished, to maintain the goal.
If you are religious, “love God and love your neighbour“ is similar. Easy to say, nearly impossible to do.
And exactly who is going to spearhead the effort to maintain justice and freedom for all? Law makers. And what do the rest of the people do to a law maker who gets paid by lobbyists to cheat the system required for maintaining liberty and justice? They shake their heads in disbelief and don’t stand up against corporate greed and greed from the wealthy.
When law makers understand that impropriety will not be tolerated, laws will be better able to maintain those two words.
This
It’s kinda like becoming an adult and your parents stop hiding their racism and weird beliefs from poor education.
To republicans, having values = stupid. Being forced to repeat something you don’t believe or understand = all for it