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DON'T JUDGE MEH

I was bored and needed a pledge I could actually recite with pride during class...

 

So! Here it is...HeLLsGamers very own pledge of allegiance...

 

I pledge allegiance to HG in its wonderful gaming community and to the Members in which they stand, one community, under Homer, inseperable, with laughs and headshots for all.

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Wait, do you seriously have to do the pledge of allegiance in school? I thought that was just in the movies or something, lol.

 

It's required by law...

"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."

It's not required that we have to say it but it's required for the schools to do it everyday in the morning (even though we actually do it during lunch...)

I won't recite it...

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It's required by law...

"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."

It's not required that we have to say it but it's required for the schools to do it everyday in the morning (even though we actually do it during lunch...)

I won't recite it...

Creepy as fuq

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Some history for this thread:

 

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.

 

In its original form it read:

 

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added. At this time it read:

 

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Today it reads:

 

"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."

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Here's how the pledge of allegiance works in my school.

 

Kids get to class by 8:30. They sit down. Kids are walking in late. Speaker comes on at 8:31. Everybody stands.

Somehow, everyone manages to get their arm up over their heart. They fall asleep while looking at the flag.

They sit back down. Announcement starts. Announcements end. Class starts. And not a word was said.

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I've always been a little confused as to how the pledge ended up in public school systems. It doesn't seem like nationalism is really something that can be forced during class hours; it has to come from within one's self, and thoughtless recitation won't give you that. It always felt a little Hitler Youthy.

 

Maybe it's just ignorance on my part.

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My school system stopped at 6th grade.

 

The pledge is said at the beginning of the day in a good amount of schools anywhere from K-12. It is not required that you stand up and say it, but it's there for those who would like to.

 

Unless you were just posting that for the sake of discussion, in which case I feel like a dick for highlighting my post

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Unless you were just posting that for the sake of discussion, in which case I feel like a dick for highlighting my post

 

Just for conversation ..to discuss what and who's school system do what with this whole thing. No need to be a dick. :)

 

Question for all - what grade did you last say the Pledge?

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Just for conversation ..to discuss what and who's school system do what with this whole thing. No need to be a dick. :)

 

Question for all - what grade did you last say the Pledge?

 

lol i already said my bad if i made myself seem like a dick XD thought you might have missed that part is all.

 

I said the pledge up to my senior year in highschool, no loudspeaker with the pledge at college

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I think the most important part of what it stands for to "US" as in those of us who live in this country weather you agree with who "we" are and "where" we are going it is simply a way to show pride for "God" and "Country". I think a country where we have so many freedoms that others do not and the choice to believe in what we want and choose what we do and where we go is amazing. I've been to countries where this isn't the case and the hell those people live in is horrible. So I think as long as you have pride for which ever God you believe in and pride in whatever country you live in how you show it its up to you. What do you think?

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