Not saying pledge of allegiance destroys America

[Chad32]

Essays on What the First Amendment Means to Me would be educational.

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[abaris]

Children standing at their desks, all faced in the same direction (facing the flag), all doing the same thing (right hand over heart), and chanting the same thing...

I know it's not the same, but it's kind of alien for a european to see things like that. The only ones doing it were the fascist dictatorships in our history. As has been said, it's all about drilling blind obedience into children. To make them feel special because of their country. And when this same country asks something despicable of them, they're less likely to refuse.

[Norman Humann]

I know it's not the same, but it's kind of alien for a european to see things like that. The only ones doing it were the fascist dictatorships in our history. As has been said, it's all about drilling blind obedience into children. To make them feel special because of their country. And when this same country asks something despicable of them, they're less likely to refuse.

Exactly. Hitlerjugend.

[Crossless2.0]

Essays on What the First Amendment Means to Me would be educational.

Absolutely, yes. And more to the point, given the subject of this thread, perhaps an essay on why the Jehovah's Witness pledge case was a good example of protecting First Amendment liberties, as Vorlon pointed out earlier. However, I assume the topic would have sailed miles over the heads of the super patriots judging the results.