Why do we need to pledge allegiance to an inanimate thing, like a flag or a song?

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16. At the very least, I hope this latest Anthem controversy causes us to reevaluate the necessity

of such archaic symbolism. Like you, I believe we should pledge to take care of our fellow citizens and planet, not devote ourselves to some piece of cloth that many will always see (and justifiably so) as a symbol of their own oppression. The current Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem both need to go the way of school prayer. They both need to be permanently tucked away in that small niche in the back of our cultural closet that we have reserved for Confederate flags, Black & White drinking fountains, and every other piece of bigoted Americana that today we are rightfully ashamed of and no longer wish to see.