I was already required to say the pledge when “they” changed it. And was old enough to have already started to move toward being nonreligious. So I simply mumbled: “… one nation, umble grob, with liberty etc.” I’ve always been something of a social pragmatist, though I’m philosophically opposed to lying, even by omission.
When I was at a military academy living under the Honor Code, an upperclassmen asked me if I could run up the hill with a 50-pound sandbag in under a minute. I said No. I was right but it didn’t make him happy for some reason. :)
Averagemoe over 3 years ago
Technically, whacking it with the pole counts as touching.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
I was already required to say the pledge when “they” changed it. And was old enough to have already started to move toward being nonreligious. So I simply mumbled: “… one nation, umble grob, with liberty etc.” I’ve always been something of a social pragmatist, though I’m philosophically opposed to lying, even by omission.
Doctor Toon over 3 years ago
Do kids still do this?
I would have thought now that forcing children to pledge loyalty to their country would be considered a civil rights violation
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
Smart mom.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
When I was at a military academy living under the Honor Code, an upperclassmen asked me if I could run up the hill with a 50-pound sandbag in under a minute. I said No. I was right but it didn’t make him happy for some reason. :)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
There have been such court cases.