• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      "I pledge allegiance

      To the flag

      Of the United States of America…"

      Yeah, kids still do this in schools across the US.

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        10 months ago

        My wife is an elementary school teacher and she lets her students choose whether they want to participate or not each day.

        Most kids do it because they are following along with the rest, but some do actually sit out during the pledge

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          10 months ago

          I’ve seen videos of kids just quietly sitting out the pledge and getting shoved out of their chair by other kids for it and the teacher just watches, can’t say I blame anyone for just going along with it.

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        10 months ago

        Okay but why the Flag? Wouldn’t be the Constitution better? (I’m from Europe and actual curios because I thought that was more a stereotype than something people really do)

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          10 months ago

          That would make much more sense, allegiance to a flag is very silly. I’ve heard many reasons for why that started and all of them are very dumb.

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        10 months ago

        No no no it’s like this: "I pledge al-leg-iance to the flag

        Of theuni-ted States Ofamerica"