Well I live in a mostly non-christian country. On the whole people are treated better here than in the US. You do realise that your country decided to no longer be a signatory to the International Declaration of Human Rights don't you? So sorry gonna have to disagree. Your argument also does not make sense. The declaration of independance is a man made document yet you quote that as proof that God has given you rights which can not be stripped away????
So how do you define "one nation"? Is there not alot of people who are just out for themselves? Is every decision and law passed in the best interests of the country? If not then calling it one nation is a bit misleading imo.
I give my life, my soul to God, I swear allegiance to my country. The two never cross. God first, then country, no false idols.
So what makes someone a good citizen and why? I just don't understand how saying a pledge of allegiance makes you a good citizen. Are we saying you can go out and bash people up but as long as you say the pledge your a good citizen???
About the last four words of it. "Liberty and justice for all" is really the only part I find an inherently good meaning in, and would actually stand up for.
Yes, I once made the mistake of swearing an oath allegiance to this "great Christian nation". Then I saw people die for this supposed "great Christian nation" and freedom, and justice, and revenge in Afghanistan. Never again will I put my life in danger for this country, for the wealthy class who profit off of our lives and the lives of my friends who were lost or were almost taken. I try to forget those terrible things as much as possible, but I will never forget those who were lost. I will never swear allegiance to anything or anyone again as long as I live.
.Getting offended... for the sake of getting offended.
As far as I'm aware, the United States is a pretty patriotic nation- probably the most patriotic.
Patriotism is a religion here, unfortunately.
It's pretty alien to me, considering most of school mates didn't know more than one line of God Save the Queen, or even that it is the national anthem.
Most of us don't know our national anthem either
But she's making a big deal over nothing. She doesn't have to love America, but she is living there. And until she isn't, she should at least respect the patriotism exerted by the great majority of Americans. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance won't do her child any harm. It has no xenophobic or racist sentiment, as far as I'm aware.
When I was in school, I never did the pledge, and no one ever noticed. I just thought it was stupid. I often even did the Nazi arm salute thing, just to see if anyone would notice, no one ever did. I'm Jewish is so that ok btw. Nowadays, I clearly have a 'no love' policy for my country, and I do wish I could live elsewhere. And unfortunately, patriotism in this country often/usually does involve xenophobia or racism, hence the stupid idea we have here of 'American exceptionalism.'
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