We make the children recite a pledge of allegiance to the country that took them from their parents. This is calculated sadism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/separated-immigrant-children-are-all-over-the-us-now-far-from-parents-who-dont-know-where-they-are/2018/06/24/c9bc5ba6-7568-11e8-805c-4b67019fcfe4_story.html?utm_term=.35477a6fb6e5 …
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Yup, despite the fact students have a right to not participate, the way it's executed is befuddling and eery to an outsider like myself
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I never had the option to not participate, but a lot may have changed since then. I always thought it was hypocritical at best, and brainwashing at worst, that I would be forced to recite an allegiance oath.
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not limited to public schools
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Agreed. What makes it especially bad is the "under god" part (IMHO).
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