RE: Student sits during pledge of allegiance; gets chair kicked out from beneath him
October 25, 2017 at 5:09 pm
I've always felt the pledge was stupid. I mean, think about it:
We're making (whether through actual rules or social coercion) children stand up and recite a pledge of allegiance, on a daily basis.
Why are children making pledges to a form of government?
Why must it be done daily (does it somehow wear off)?
Why are they doing it if it's not actually binding in anyway?
It's okay to actually think about traditions. How they're performed, what their social function actually is, what they actually mean beyond "Well, it's just what we do." Tradition for tradition's sake is vapid.
We're making (whether through actual rules or social coercion) children stand up and recite a pledge of allegiance, on a daily basis.
Why are children making pledges to a form of government?
Why must it be done daily (does it somehow wear off)?
Why are they doing it if it's not actually binding in anyway?
It's okay to actually think about traditions. How they're performed, what their social function actually is, what they actually mean beyond "Well, it's just what we do." Tradition for tradition's sake is vapid.
