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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

My oldest son refused to say the pledge of allegiance during Obama’s second term. He would not affirm his commitment to a country stupid enough to elect a Marxist stooge twice and was researching alternate countries to live in when he grew uo. He was already becoming a quintessential “clinging to God and guns” young man.

The Thursday after Trump was elected (we stayed home Wednesday to celebrate), he lerched to his feet, put his hand over his heart, and pledged allegiance loud and proud. God has blessed him with a deep, booming voice, so it carried over the whole room.

When the kid in the seat next to him asked why he was pledging so loudly, he replied, “I’m finally proud of my country again.”

I’m not saying this is always the case, but there are times when not saying the pledge is an act of resistance against a hostile state.


8 posted on 09/24/2022 6:42:13 PM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....!)
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To: TheWriterTX
IMHO your son was wrong and your reasoning is severely flawed. You are not pledging your allegiance to any one person or politician, but to the ideals and values represented by the flag. Do you not take your cap off and stand with you hand over your heart when the national Anthem is played? Do you stop respecting the flag too?

When an idiot is installed as president of our great nation or some other feckless leader exhibits awful power it is our duty to reinforce the qualities, morals and values we hold dear as a bulwark against thes domestic enemies.

10 posted on 09/24/2022 7:29:24 PM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: TheWriterTX
IMHO your son was wrong and your reasoning is severely flawed. You are not pledging your allegiance to any one person or politician, but to the ideals and values represented by the flag. Do you not take your cap off and stand with you hand over your heart when the national Anthem is played? Do you stop respecting the flag too?

When an idiot is installed as president of our great nation or some other feckless leader exhibits awful power it is our duty to reinforce the qualities, morals and values we hold dear as a bulwark against thes domestic enemies.

Hold fast to what our Founders held dear and subsequent great Americans fought and strove for. Protest contains the word "pro" meaning for. Our protest should be FOR the pledge at ALL times showing we STAND for our ideals of One Nation under GOD. with LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL no matter who is currently in power.

11 posted on 09/24/2022 7:29:50 PM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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