(June 20, 2013 at 3:54 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: The entire concept of having to swear an oath of allegiance to your country as a civilian sounds deeply disturbing to me and reminds me of the darkest days in German history.
I understand having to swear an oath in the army, or as a cop or something. But as a civilian???? Why??????????
It's essentially an utterly meaningless oath, IMO. One asked for and given so easily, without critical thought, renders the meaning of 'oath' void. To most I expect the words are devoid of any meaning whatsoever.
Why is it done? Tradition, I suppose. Yes, it's stupid.
