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What would you replace the "pledge of allegiance" with?
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Free breakfast.
Damn that's a good answer.
Yes and
can it be nothing. why not nothing
And do the same for the national anthem before every fucking sporting event. I’ll be damned if I’m standing and praying to a flag at every summer swim meet that is already going to take 4 hours to get done.
Don't even get me started. My high school didn't just do sports events, but they did the anthem or the pledge before just about every single event held in the building.
Cultlike behavior.
Actually, no. Just Cult behavior.
I never understood why Americans do that. For international events where the anthems of both teams are played, sure. But otherwise? Do you guys forget which country you are in?
It’s an effect of the crazy religiosity that Europe shipped over before the country was even founded. So much nutty Protestant fervor has rippled through American society since then. It infected secular institutions over time.
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It’s part of the militarization of everything, and acts as patriotism propaganda.
Not only the anthem, but they usually have armed forces people, equipment, sponsorship, etc. and why it’s such a big deal with athletes don’t fawn enough over it (eg. the take a knee “scandal”)
Sports are a strong recruitment tool, being popular with men throughout their lives, and have been wildly taken over with military propaganda as a result.
How dare you propose freedom in the land of the free. No freedom for you! Not until you pledge an allegiance.
A pledge enumerating the basic human rights of all people.
No flags, no governments, no religion needs a pledge. We need to pledge to be honorable human beings above all else.
It's a bit long, maybe do one article per day?
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
Nothing. Just let the kids do their morning uninterrupted.
It's state law where I live. Fucking crazy.
Nothing, propaganda pledges don't have a place in institutions of learning.
Nothing.
If you want your citizens to be loyal, give them a good life, not a brainwashing.
I am a Swede, my life has been good, I may not be physically fit for fighting, but I absolutely would join the military and do support for the fighting for Sweden if needed.
I, too, would fight for Sweden, which I've only visited a few times to see my new in-laws.
Sweden is THAT awesome.
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I'm an American moving to Sweden right now.
I'd fight for you in a second. You're good people and I don't think you'd start shit without a reason.
So I guess "And you have my state of the art military AI drone technology!"
This one sounds kinda good:
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the another is to forgo your own.
- Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
- People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion , wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Satanic laugh
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I would replace it with education. Which is the purpose of schools.
Delete the middle.
“I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all”
How about nothing? Why do we need to indoctrinate children with any kind of this bullshit?
I just never did it, why even replace it. just remove it entirely.
No pledge. And "God bless America" should be dropped in favor of "Yippie-Ki-Yay, motherfucker".
The 7 sacred tenants of the Satanic Temple
Ironically, I think the Satanic Temple would oppose such a policy.
By Grabthar's Hammer, by the Suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged.
The Team Rocket motto
Gee, I dunno...How about learning something?
daily affirmations would be nice for the kiddos
2 minutes of deep breathing to relax and concentrate, repeated through the day.
That's it, just give everyone a chance to relax and center before getting back to the crazy.
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Nothing. Maybe a “good morning, do your best, and remember to be kind today”
Silent meditation.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
"we love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all we love each other" 🥰
Nothing. There would be no replacement and the pledge would fade from memory.
The I Love Egg song. No shortcuts.
Could even make an entire assembly about it. Every morning, spend five minutes dancing and showing allegiance to the vitamins and minerals in you, and oodles of the proteins too (oodle doodle)!
The navy seal copypasta
I vow to live my life in a way that supports the thriving of all life in perpetuity.
Back when I was an extremely earnest 14-year-old I wanted to replace it with Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech, but honestly that's probably too long and I don't think forcing 5-year-olds to recite something they won't even understand is a good way to instill anything worth instilling.
I drink it from a cup.
I drink it from a bottle.
I drink it from the belly button
Of a super model!
Apple juice and vodka!
Apple juice and vodka!
Why you drinking water?
Apple juice and vodka!
If anything, get them to find/research their own that they identify with and explain what makes it personal to them.
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Can we make a pledge to be a good and productive person?
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