RE: Student sits during pledge of allegiance; gets chair kicked out from beneath him
October 25, 2017 at 3:11 pm
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2017 at 3:25 pm by Crossless2.0.)
(October 25, 2017 at 3:06 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(October 25, 2017 at 2:57 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think it is disrespectful if you are not protesting for a particular cause. Not standing up for no other reason than just because you "can't be bothered" is disrespectful. So many people have died for this country and risked their lives for it. Meanwhile someone else can't even be bothered to stand up for 2 minutes? I see that as disrespectdul to those people and especially to those people's families who have to deal with the fear for, and absense/loss of, their loved ones.
Which part of the pledge honors the people who died for the country exactly? It's a pledge of allegiance to the United States, it never mentions the military, veterans, war, etc. Same goes for the national anthem, which again is about the country and not the military.
Furthermore, how many veterans do you know who will tell you that they fought for a loyalty oath or a flag?
My brother sure as hell didn't and has said so many times. To paraphrase him, "I didn't do four fucking tours to mandate group think and public oaths of loyalty." Then again, my brother understood the nature of his induction oath, knows his Constitution, and isn't terribly impressed by symbols.
On a side note, upon leaving the army, little brother Brian went on to complete his Master's degree and is now a school counselor in South Dakota. I chuckle at the thought of the students who think they might get over on him. The Sergeant neither plays nor suffers fools gladly.
