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I'd prefer to tell my children what to do rather than

Posted on: December 29, 2019 at 18:59:02 CT

ummmm MU

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govt teachers. For obvious reasons.

Also, the pledge starts with this: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America..."

It's a pledge of allegiance to a government and its flag, not a pledge of allegiance to the American country.

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'You can vote your way into socialism, ... - JeffB MU

- 12/29 15:53:53

True story (nm) - tcat KC - 12/29 21:20:10

Untrue, the socialists will take the guns to prevent that - Calca STL - 12/29 16:43:10

actually - Ferg STL - 12/29 16:53:27

Which goes to show that indoctrination of the young is STILL - jonesin - 12/29 16:55:51

The Pledge of Allegiance. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 12/29 17:52:11

Yes, I directed my kids not to stand and recite it - ashtray UF - 12/29 17:55:37

Well, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back - redngray MU - 12/29 20:07:08

Stfu pussy (nm) - ashtray UF - 1/6 21:57:07

interesting word choice ‘directed’ - tiger4real MU - 12/29 18:02:04

what's interesting about it? (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 18:35:43

Yes they did - ashtray UF - 12/29 18:03:02

Will they be added to a watch list too? (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 12/30 08:19:37

RE: Yes they did - MOCO SON MU - 12/29 18:54:54

What a dad(nm) - tiger4real MU - 12/29 18:25:44

Jehovah's Witnesses do not stand for the flag. - Freeglider USA - 12/29 18:52:27

Good for them(nm) - tiger4real MU - 12/29 18:53:57

Here is why-their reasons - Freeglider USA - 12/29 19:11:52

They don’t celebrate birthdays either. Dumazz people everywh - TigerFan92 MU - 12/30 04:23:23

Again, good for them. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:58:52

it’s state worship (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:12:37

^^^^made up term^^^ nm - redngray MU - 12/29 20:13:37

all terms are made up - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:19:22

Damned insightful, pickle nm - redngray MU - 12/29 20:21:40

why are you bothered by this? (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 18:56:26

I’m not - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:00:16

They weren't old enough to understand that decision - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:22:28

you clearly are given your sarcasm and disdain - pickle MU

- 12/29 19:01:54

You seem bothered more than me. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:04:08

have you never looked at the words? (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 19:32:04

That's because you're stupid - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:23:17

Mature response - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:52:57

Eat a dick, pussy (nm) - ashtray UF - 1/6 21:58:48

What are you pledging to?(nm) - meatiger MU - 12/29 19:05:22

the Flag of the United States of America,and to the Republic - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:11:22

and that’s not government? - pickle MU

- 12/29 19:37:39

That’s correct. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:55:33

Lol (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:11:05

LMFAO, are you truly this profoundly ignorant? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/29 20:10:21

The United States of America is a term that only refers - ummmm MU - 12/29 20:01:41

I view the USA as the country I live in - tiger4real MU - 12/29 20:12:17

This isn't about your subjective view. - ummmm MU - 12/29 20:30:14

I didn’t say government was productive. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 20:40:28

The govt makes up 0% of the economy. - ummmm MU - 12/29 20:48:34

There are also no words that say govt - tiger4real MU - 12/29 21:06:17

nothing absurd about it. It’s true (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/30 04:43:25

Yes, there are. "united states of america, and the republic - ummmm MU - 12/29 21:10:23

see? you are bothered - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:15:36

Now I am a little yeah(nm) - tiger4real MU - 12/29 20:17:01

you were when you jumped in. so why? (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:26:06

I love this Country. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 20:32:44

well putting your hand over your heart - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:50:20

You can love your country without being a state worshiper - ummmm MU - 12/29 20:40:00

"Hail, hail, the gangs all here" - redngray MU - 12/29 20:44:50

That is clearly a pledge to the central government - ummmm MU - 12/29 19:29:04

Seems quite obvious to me - meatiger MU - 12/29 19:45:57

it’s obvious to everyone, including tiger4real - pickle MU

- 12/29 19:58:40

LOL - redngray MU - 12/29 20:09:17

Exactly, dipsh*t (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:23:50

Sounds like great parenting to me. - ummmm MU - 12/29 18:45:16

Depends on the flag - Calca STL - 12/29 18:50:01

Govt. schools may require a pledge of allegiance to the - ummmm MU - 12/29 18:59:48

I’m quite alright with it, yes. - tiger4real MU - 12/29 18:49:40

I'd prefer to tell my children what to do rather than - ummmm MU - 12/29 18:59:02

Disagree - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:01:37

"and to the republic for which it stands" - DC Jayhawk KU - 12/30 07:54:32

With facts - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:25:17

it's not a matter of disagreement - pickle MU

- 12/29 19:02:32

Yes it obviously is matter of disagreement(nm) - tiger4real MU - 12/29 19:06:26

It isn’t (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 20:58:49

A disagreement with facts - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:26:21

wow (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 18:52:39

They should become sovereign citizens then, eh? - JeffB MU

- 12/29 18:05:39

That's up to them - ashtray UF - 12/29 19:27:43

That's not going to protect them from public school indoctri - JeffB MU

- 12/29 20:04:01

The indoctrinated are almost to that point in numbers. A few - jonesin - 12/29 16:51:17

actually - Ferg STL - 12/29 16:29:13

Name one. And then name the amount of people affected by, - jonesin - 12/29 16:33:35

Russia (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 16:50:11

100 Years of Communism—and 100 Million Dead - JeffB MU

- 12/29 17:46:36

i guess you don't know what the word transition means - pickle MU

- 12/29 17:51:32

Or maybe you could google the definition of 'before'. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 12/29 17:56:57

you suck at reading - pickle MU

- 12/29 18:14:29

Not as bad as you. That isn't the post you were responding - JeffB MU

- 12/29 18:22:02

lmfao holy **** (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 18:29:59

Hey pickle dick....you know The Gulag Archipelago - Tigrrrr! MU

- 12/29 19:19:56

🤭. Pickle is taking a Rask like ass whipping in this thread. - Emoji Man MSU - 12/29 20:15:53

That answer is incomplete, Pickled. nm - jonesin - 12/29 16:57:16

no it isn't (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/29 17:15:30

yes it is nm - jonesin - 12/29 17:18:43

maybe you were a little kid in the early 90s - pickle MU

- 12/29 17:26:13

I was married with kids when the "wall" fell. You didn't - jonesin - 12/29 17:40:45

Then you should be able to remember - pickle MU

- 12/30 07:18:03

you only want one example? - Ferg STL - 12/29 16:38:06

You idiot. The Poles, like other Soviet conscripts, were - jonesin - 12/29 16:46:41

did they shoot their way out of socialism? - Ferg STL - 12/29 16:49:45

And on the bones of millions and millions. BTW, nothing was - jonesin - 12/29 16:53:26

Real question is why they wanted out - alzoo MU - 12/29 16:43:42

They like to eat and gather personal posessions. nm - jonesin - 12/29 16:48:14

I was responding to the false bumper sticker slogan - Ferg STL - 12/29 16:47:59

So true. And the American voting system is already - jonesin - 12/29 16:10:34

RE: So true. And the American voting system is already - sarasotatiger MU - 12/29 16:24:35

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