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minus-squarew3dd1e@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoAmericans fell hard into nationalism after 9/11. They just wouldn’t admit it. Half of them still have their heads in the sand. As an American, I personally believe that the Pledge of Allegiance is indoctrination.
minus-squareultranaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoI remember when I first started feeling like the pledge was creepy so I decided to exercise my rights by not participating. Turns out a lot of people hate our freedoms and don’t like it when people use them.
Americans fell hard into nationalism after 9/11. They just wouldn’t admit it. Half of them still have their heads in the sand.
As an American, I personally believe that the Pledge of Allegiance is indoctrination.
I remember when I first started feeling like the pledge was creepy so I decided to exercise my rights by not participating. Turns out a lot of people hate our freedoms and don’t like it when people use them.