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Fantastic Anarchist

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33. That was the Roman salute prior to the Nazis ...

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 05:31 PM

Jun 2015

That's how Americans recited the pledge like then.

Absolutely haunting now, but given the time, that's how it was done.

Also, it was a Christian Socialist, Francis Bellamy, who came up with the original pledge (in the 1890s, if I recall). The original version did not include the word "God."

Interesting stuff.

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To be replaced with whiteboards ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #1

Worth every bit to avoid that awful sound... Oktober Jun 2015 #8

I'm still in mourning over the card catalog in the library going the way of digital... KittyWampus Jun 2015 #22

And all that time learning the Dewey Decimal System BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #38

If you think they're bad NJCher Jun 2015 #36

And the smell of whiteboard markers has always made me ill catrose Jun 2015 #43

Wow! shenmue Jun 2015 #2

Wow! They were really into the Pilgrims. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #3

From the December calendar, it looks like they covered them up in late November. rug Jun 2015 #4

November 29 appears to be a 'red-letter' day - no school on Thanksgiving petronius Jun 2015 #6

I never saw that version of the Pledge of Allegiance before. rug Jun 2015 #7

Yes, that is interesting - I had always 'known' that the God reference was added petronius Jun 2015 #9

Me, too. I've been staring at that for some time now!! Tess49 Jun 2015 #29

The Balch salute TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #13

Geez. rug Jun 2015 #14

Sickening and offensive. DrBulldog Jun 2015 #16

I take your point but the Fascist salute in Oklahoma six years before Mussolini is stunning. rug Jun 2015 #18

That was the Roman salute prior to the Nazis ... Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2015 #33

1st Reich - the Roman Empire, 2nd Reich - the Holy Roman Empire - 3rd Reich-retch! TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #39

Yes, I totally agree with that. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2015 #42

Thanks for knowing that. The Pledge went thru several iterations. Largely it was about assimilation Hekate Jun 2015 #41

I have a moment about once a year. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2015 #44

It's December. Don't know why the 29th is in red. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #19

Only the top week is December, the bottom four rows are still November petronius Jun 2015 #21

So, my BD did fall on Thanksgiving mountain grammy Jun 2015 #25

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Yeah, I know, he did that just for me! mountain grammy Jun 2015 #28

I hope these find their way into a museum. marble falls Jun 2015 #5

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Saved that multiplication wheel awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #10

Make sure you let me know when you do. rug Jun 2015 #12

That caught my attention as well. Doesn't seem to have rhyme or reason salin Jun 2015 #15

I think it may be a recitation tool, deliberately set out of order Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #34

That makes sense awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #48

If there is a pattern awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #47

One possible use TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #40

I think you're right... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #49

so interesting. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #11

Amazing the chalk did not simply deteriorate. Very cool. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #17

I'm amazed at the colors of the chalk. KittyWampus Jun 2015 #20

I know, right? They're so vibrant. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #23

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Maybe the teachers and the workers who hung the new set over petronius Jun 2015 #52

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