Tofu Golem on Nostr: A lot of Americans get wrapped up in arguing about the phrase "under God" being in ...
A lot of Americans get wrapped up in arguing about the phrase "under God" being in the Pledge of Allegiance, when what we should be arguing about is having a loyalty oath at all.
As a kid, this never sat right with me. It felt like something from an Orwell novel, not something people in a free society should be doing.
Even if it is not mandatory, even encouraging kids to do this every morning is fucking creepy. You expect this in a totalitarian state.
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/proposed-north-dakota-law-would-force
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As a kid, this never sat right with me. It felt like something from an Orwell novel, not something people in a free society should be doing.
Even if it is not mandatory, even encouraging kids to do this every morning is fucking creepy. You expect this in a totalitarian state.
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/proposed-north-dakota-law-would-force
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