tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post113529185621574712..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Reforming the U.S. Pledge of AllegianceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1135391426031618852005-12-23T18:30:00.000-08:002005-12-23T18:30:00.000-08:00I don't think there's a good re-wording that would...I don't think there's a good re-wording that would make the pledge better than none at all.<BR/><BR/>It's a joke to most who say it. It's disgusting to many others. <BR/><BR/>If anything, it might be better the way it is.<BR/><BR/>At least now, if anybody wonders why education and state should be separated we can point to the current pledge for one reason (of many).<BR/><BR/>We can say: "Look! When the state controls education, it makes 5-year-olds pledge allegiance to it like Hitler Youth!"Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905127825110313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1135300758946301942005-12-22T17:19:00.000-08:002005-12-22T17:19:00.000-08:00I don't like that "my". Surely you wouldn't suppo...I don't like that "my". Surely you wouldn't support the republic in its violations of other people's rights. Also, the "on the condition that" is too explicit - this isn't a contract. How about:<BR/><BR/><I>I pledge allegiance<BR/>to the republic<BR/>of the United States of America<BR/>under the principles<BR/>for which it stands,<BR/>one nation,<BR/>indivisible,<BR/>with liberty and justice for all.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a much less drastic change, and it at least implies that allegiance only applies insofar as the country follows Constitutional and moral principles.Blarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654557196171228300noreply@blogger.com