As I've pointed out on other mailing lists, as an American, I do not take
loyalty oaths or forced pledges, nor do I pledge my allegiance to the
flag.
The Pledge of Allegiance is neither traditional or patriotic, nor is it
something the founding fathers would have supported. It was devised as an
exercise to celebrate Columbus Day, and later adopted as a loyalty oath to
be taken by new citizens, the fear being that they would be less likely to
perform treasoous acts if they'd made a pledge. The words 'Under God'
were added fifty
years ago during a time when rampant paranoia was making American citizens
inform on eachother for not being 'American' enough.
And what does 'Under God' mean, in this context? We don't use
biblical law? Are we ruled by God? If so, he's an absentee king. We put
'In God we trust' on our money, but do we? I keep my money in a bank, not
a church.
Say the magical incantation if you like. Patriotism isn't about
ceremonies.
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, smoke_rat wrote:
> I take it everyone has heard the bad news about the pledge?
> Any suggestions on how to deal with that mundane piece of shit?
> Say, someone spear'em with a flag pole, or perhaps a astration is
> called for in this case? I thought I heard him use Lori's full name.
>
> But seriously, it's been a week and I havent heard any comments.
>
> On a lighter note.
>
> Could someone is coloring Junes 'By The Tail' if no one already is?
> Jim, I would hope you might eventually get to it. If there's one
> thing I hate, it's coloring something like that and not knowing what
> the original looked like.
>
> And does anyone have a copy of 'Skunks only', there's a copy in the
> photos section? I need a larger copy, You can't read that one. Thanks
>
> Smoke
> "Jim is not an artist, he is the worlds best photographer!"
> "Desiree, you are the perfect Yang to Jim's Yin. We all love ya."
> "Yes, I think outside the box. WAY outside. Hell, my mind is in the
> Delta quadrant right now!"
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
Received on Wed Jul 03 2002 - 09:37:38 CDT