I’ve never been comfortable with the Pledge, it reminds me of kids being brainwashed for Mother Russia or the Fatherland. I dont see it as necessary, however, I wouldn’t actively oppose it either.
I see it as uniting many people from different backgrounds and countries under one flag that makes us stronger as a whole than the sum of our parts. I see it as reminding us that we are one nation, under God and it is only with His blessings that we remain strong. If someone isn’t comfortable with that, fine. They don’t have to say it but millions of us grew up reciting the Pledge in school each morning and it seems America was a better place back then than it is now.
What a terrible comparison. Truth is not relative.