It hasn't been hijacked. The lefties abandoned notions of patriotism because it became contrary to their theme of America being the defining problem.
Civil rights marches used to be a kind of patriotism with American flags in full display.
Now they aren't.
When I see the military and it's academies with flag displayed out front I'm as proud of this country as can be imagined.
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/w...06/30/harvard-july-4th-parades-are-right-wing
I pledge of allegiance to the flag and to the republic for which it stands. One nation, with liberty and justice for all. The pledge has never been more important to me.
You asked a question.
If it's that important to you, shouldn't you know the words? They are:
It's actually not very difficult to find pictures from that event with various people in the march flying flags. But of course this is the one picture out of hundreds available that conservatives always post, because it doesn't have a flag in it, so it is somehow proof of your narrative that liberals abandoned the flag, despite obvious evidence to the contrary:
Partisans have wrangled over the wording of the pledge for more than a century. I don't think non-religious people should be required to say "under god" and it makes a mockery of both religious and secular values when non-religious cretins like Trump mouth words they take no more seriously than their wedding vows. Let the religious patriots say one nation under God, let the non-religious patriots leave that phrase out and let all understand that many of those most piously reciting the pledge and waving the flag are loyal to none but themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_(United_States)
I think those ideas (and our struggle to make them real) should be central to public education. One way not to do that is make children stand, place their hands over their hearts, and recite a loyalty pledge toward a flag. Even when I was a kid that felt phony.
I share your perspective about private schools and that pledges are not vital. But I make a distinction between a common civil society and a common culture. The point of America is not to extinguish differences but, rather, to allow those differences to fruitfully and peacefully coexist.
Civic culture necessarily puts checks on pretty much everything. I would expect you could write a book on that.
They may wrangle now and then, but the words are the words whether you personally like them (or two of them) or not. If you don’t like those two words, don’t recite them. That’s your right and I have no issue with it.
Wouldn't bother me if Congress changed the pledge by taking those two words out. It also doesn't bother me if they don't.
I wouldn't count the upside down flag . . .It's actually not very difficult to find pictures from that event with various people in the march flying flags. But of course this is the one picture out of hundreds available that conservatives always post, because it doesn't have a flag in it, so it is somehow proof of your narrative that liberals abandoned the flag, despite obvious evidence to the contrary:
Here's Obama speaking at the event in front of a giant flag while also wearing the requisite flag pin. Double flag!
The pledge is not important to me as part of a ritual or ceremonial recitation. I can't remember the last time I recited it. The pledge is important to me as simple and clear statement of some of our common civic values. I am not interested in wrangling over the words. I find the version with under God in it needlessly polarizing but if those words weren't there religious folks might feel a need to add them. Glad to know it wouldn't bother you if I left those words out. Your choice to say the approved text would not bother me in the least either. In fact, much more important to me is that we could both endorse the values the pledge articulates.
Good lord you are a special kind of toolIt hasn't been hijacked. The lefties abandoned notions of patriotism because it became contrary to their theme of America being the defining problem.
Civil rights marches used to be a kind of patriotism with American flags in full display.
Now they aren't.
Hmmm, and here I thought “compassionate conservatism” was actually part of the Pubs rallying cry.
You.
