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mchill

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8. Germans never sing their anthem at sports events unless at an International Sporting event

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 08:21 PM

Sep 2017

They also would never dream of forcing "patriotism." We need to remove the idolatry of pins and flags and start upping the standard of what it means to be a real patriot.

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Why do we need to pledge allegiance to an inanimate thing, like a flag or a song? [View all] Bleacher Creature Sep 2017 OP

Better than having to pledge it to Twitler I suppose. nt rzemanfl Sep 2017 #1

. . . and to the Republic for which it stands . . . . nt marybourg Sep 2017 #2

One nation, indivisible... defacto7 Sep 2017 #5

with liberty and justice for all ?!?!? ri-i-ight. fierywoman Sep 2017 #17

It is like religion, basically mind control for the weak Not Ruth Sep 2017 #3

Yup, so we are confirming we are all part of the same club mitch96 Sep 2017 #9

We don't have to; the Supreme Court has already said so. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #4

This sort of shit goes all the way back to the days of Caesar. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #6

Senseless repetition, programming, setting allegiance defacto7 Sep 2017 #7

Germans never sing their anthem at sports events unless at an International Sporting event mchill Sep 2017 #8

I will pledge allegiance to WheelWalker Sep 2017 #10

I like your idea very much. fierywoman Sep 2017 #18

Im with you. bluepen Sep 2017 #20

We don't "need" to do so, whether to an inanimate . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2017 #11

Why do we swear an oath? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #12

Because we love us some symbolism Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2017 #13

Words do not mean anything, at least not compared to actions, so get rid of the words Not Ruth Sep 2017 #14

I can't remember the last time... Thor_MN Sep 2017 #15

At the very least, I hope this latest Anthem controversy causes us to reevaluate the necessity jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #16

It also breaks a 10 commandment. Idolatry and all.. but ecstatic Sep 2017 #19

The pledge was invented by a socialist in the late 19th century. longship Sep 2017 #21

It's as wacky Igel Sep 2017 #22