Loyalty to the flag

Let's be honest, the whole thing has always been a little weird.

Such a creepy thing, getting children to chant in devotion to a state flag in schools.

It's the sort of thing they probably do in places like NK, or the Third Reich, you don't expect it to come from a supposedly modern, non imperialist nationalistic nation, ya know? :-(

Even worse, some versions of the pledge make you swear "under god" which is fucked up. Christian Nationalists are what is destroying america.

I remember when 1 student in my class said she wasn't doing the pledge and the teacher said something along the lines of "it's a free country so you don't have to" almost no one did from that point on.

I pledge Ally Sheedy to the slag
Of the United Skates of Emilio
And to the repugnant
for Richard Stanz
One naked undergarment
Invisible man
With Liberace and puffed rice for all.

For real though, what happens if you don’t say the words?

See, I'm playing both sides so that I always come out on top.

Memes aside, it's totally not a form of brainwashing to have young children pledge allegiance to the flag before they're even old enough to understand the concept of pledges or allegiances!

Note: No government employee can ever legally demand that a citizen recite the pledge.

A country that truly believes in freedom and democracy shouldn't require you to take a loyalty oath every day.

The "and" is the really wierd part.

If they had worded it as "I pledge allegiance to the flag, to the republic for which it stands" you could think: "Ok, the flag is just a symbol of the country, you're actually just pledging allegiance to the country."

But, the "and" makes it clear that it's to the country and to the flag. How can you have allegiance to a flag? It isn't even about pledging to respect the flag, it's "allegiance". It's like pledging obedience to the colour blue, or pledging fealty to the sound of applause.

Stop thinking for yourself, Corey.

Blindly accept allegiance to the piece of fabric we chose, Corey.

Just say the words and be indoctrinated into our cult to be a mindless slave with unwavering loyalty, Corey.

Do as we say, Corey.

I would be wary of an ethnostate’s offer if you weren’t part of that ethnicity

Much safer to take Russia’s offer

Only to the flag?