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minus-squareleaky_shower_thought@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agomost of the laws that rely words like “reasonable”, “beneficial” and “good” are now magically reasonable, magically beneficial and magically good. as such, those judges that can interpret these terms are now being sought out and gifted by generous friends. on the otherhand, teachers will now be more stern with their students about reciting their daily oath of allegiance.
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days ago“I pledge allegience to the flag…” “MOTHERFUCKER, STAY AWAY FROM THE 🇺🇸 FLAG, OR I WILL BE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE!!!”
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoAllegiance to a flag is a pretty meaningless statement. It’s like allegiance to a shoe, or fealty to a belt buckle. For example, how can you be disloyal to a flag?
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoAsk the dumbass who wrote the pledge The first version was written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later authored a book on how to teach patriotism to children in public schools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoI can’t because he’s fucking dead.
most of the laws that rely words like “reasonable”, “beneficial” and “good” are now magically reasonable, magically beneficial and magically good.
as such, those judges that can interpret these terms are now being sought out and gifted by generous friends.
on the otherhand, teachers will now be more stern with their students about reciting their daily oath of allegiance.
“I pledge allegience to the flag…”
“MOTHERFUCKER, STAY AWAY FROM THE 🇺🇸 FLAG, OR I WILL BE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE!!!”
Allegiance to a flag is a pretty meaningless statement. It’s like allegiance to a shoe, or fealty to a belt buckle.
For example, how can you be disloyal to a flag?
Ask the dumbass who wrote the pledge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
I can’t because he’s fucking dead.