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Originally posted by stumason
Why do you have flags and Pledges of Allegiance in School? Is that not a little bit facist?
(Homeland....LOL...such bollocks... Most of America's true homeland lies on the European continent.
Wherever the Brits originally came from, that's what they are.
note the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism. You in the US do not seem to be able to tell sometimes)
djohnsto77
Creator. Whereas in other governments all your rights are granted by the government, the U.S. says that people " endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights." Therefore our government is truly "under God".
Originally posted by stumason
That is true Nygdan.
What I meant about Nationalism and Patriotism is this.
Nationalism has a bad vibe, due to the facists. It promotes one's country above all others, bordering on a superiority complex (sound familiar?).
Patriotism allows you to love ones country, but not at the expense of others.
Thats the difference, at least as percieved here.
Britishers call it the "Mother Country"? Do we? Must be an old one that, I haven't heard it at all. At the very most, when we are abroad, we refer to Britain as "home".
But more commonly, especially when somewhere sunny, "Home" becomes replaced with "[radio edit]"
Originally posted by dgtempe The pledge of allegiance was there to teach children to respect the flag.
Source: Merriam-Webster
1 : to make a pledge of; especially : PAWN( 2 : one that can be used to further the purposes of another
2 : to drink to the health of
3 : to bind by a pledge
4 : to promise the performance of by a pledge
Source: Merriam-Webster
1 a : the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord b (1) : the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government (2) : the obligation of an alien to the government under which the alien resides
2 : devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
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By the way, here is the true Pledge of Allegiance, written by the socialist Francis Bellamy in 1892 as a celebration of the first official Columbus Day:
Hey man, do you have a link to this....I never knew that