Yes, I understand the socialist point of view...that's why Bellamy created The Pledge (recall that he was VP in charge of Education for the Society of Christian Socialists)...to make us all good little nanny-staters. He quite strongly argued that both the Old and New Testaments promoted socialism.
But the surprising part--my point--is that so-called conservatives are embracing the idea that becoming the lieges of government is a good thing, when a revolution was fought to cast off such fealty!
If Obama gets in, perhaps we'll all be swearing our loyalty oaths--and how Bellamy will be grinning from the afterlife. Yes, the government of Love, Socialism in America, an obedient populace...finally. :-(
Some of us, though, disagree with Bellamy and his National Socialist fantasies.
"The Tyranny of All the People", by Francis Bellamy, in The Arena, July 1891 (Library of Congress)
"The Tyranny of All the People", by Francis Bellamy, in The Arena, July 1891 (Library of Congress)
"The Tyranny of All the People", by Francis Bellamy, in The Arena, July 1891 (Library of Congress)