Interesting that we as children had to pledge allegiance to a nation that didn't bother to explain to us what pledging your allegiance really means. And had us put our hand over our heart while we said it. How valid is the allegiance of a 6 year old who is just repeating words the teacher told him or her to say? Not only did we just say words without understanding that we were swearing to be loyal to our nation before learning anything about the nation itself, but it was mandatory(excluding those whose parents intervened). I just find that to be an underhanded tactic on the part of the schools and government.
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