I pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth, and, oh yeah, the country (very specifically a *republic*) for which it’s being a proxy...one nation (with all kinds of states rights that contradict each other), invisible (unless you’re some special kind of southerner), with liberty (as long as you do what doesn’t offend me),…

The pledge was created to help sell flags, look it up.

It’s really creepy. We didn’t do the pledge past elementary school, and I’m not sure if that’s unusual. I remember how rote and zombie-like it was.

what difference does it make if its based on religious or political beliefs? we do not live under a dictatorship, and this kid has every right to participate or not. he already has the strength and courage to be a future leader of this country.

Yup. My second thought (my first was being impressed by this kid) was that this dumb-ass teacher exposed the district to a slam-dunk 1983 action.

My first thought on this was isn’t this illegal. I feel like growing up lots of kids sat through the pledge for religious reasons and no one batted an eye.

The pledge of allegiance is so bizarre if you take 2 minutes to actually think about it.

Brave little kid, good for him and you know his parents are raising him right

Stoney Chaney, civil rights fighter, attacked for exercising his first amendment right.

People who demand respect or obedience to symbols or the rote chanting of words don’t really understand the whole point of the American Revolution. This is a brave little boy exercising his rights as as an American.