RE: Student sits during pledge of allegiance; gets chair kicked out from beneath him
October 27, 2017 at 9:47 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2017 at 9:48 pm by Athene.)
I do recognize America as being my country. I was born here, my parents, grandparents, etc. were.
I like it here well enough. And I care about the people here.
But there's a significant number of people within this great, great nation who don't feel compelled to give my kind of folk the full consideration of "real" Americans. Enough so that I don't feel compelled to stand up and pledge allegiance to the flag any and every time it's deemed appropriate .
Now, I'll go through the motions if it's a matter of being prudent, (i.e., work-related functions) because, let's face it: I've gotta pay my bills.
Outside of that, it's pretty much a coin-toss; I'll stand when I feel like it.
And when I don't, I won't.
If that ruffles certain peoples' feathers....so what? I'd wager most of those types don't consider folks such as myself to be a truly worthy part of this country if we're not entertaining them or chucking a fucking ball anyhow.
So to hell with them.
I like it here well enough. And I care about the people here.
But there's a significant number of people within this great, great nation who don't feel compelled to give my kind of folk the full consideration of "real" Americans. Enough so that I don't feel compelled to stand up and pledge allegiance to the flag any and every time it's deemed appropriate .
Now, I'll go through the motions if it's a matter of being prudent, (i.e., work-related functions) because, let's face it: I've gotta pay my bills.
Outside of that, it's pretty much a coin-toss; I'll stand when I feel like it.
And when I don't, I won't.
If that ruffles certain peoples' feathers....so what? I'd wager most of those types don't consider folks such as myself to be a truly worthy part of this country if we're not entertaining them or chucking a fucking ball anyhow.
So to hell with them.
