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| Arbiter |
I've never said it and I never will, because I don't pledge any such allegiance and I wouldn't want to make a liar of myself. When I was going to school it was pretty much expected that you would, but no one seemed to pay attention if you didn't, as long as you stood up while it was being recited, which I did.
Requiring someone to recite it would seem rather dim to me. Either they want to recite it or not, and it they do not, being forced to will only foster resentment against the pledge and everything it stands for. |
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| Galapidate |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
seriously, if a school should start with that in sweden, they would be considered idiots :haha:
that seems so brain washing to me :nervous: :nervous: |
Thank god someone else besides me thinks this! |
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| BadBadNeil |
| I went to a Catholic school so the "under God" part was normal. I remember one kid refused to say it one day so they sent him to the office and he ended up being sent home :D |
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| Belgian Bonzai |
Well, I thought this to be quite remarkable which is why I posted. Pledging Allegance to the Flag in school is quite unheard of in Belgium & Europe as far as I know. Certainly on a national scale.
Quite remarkable. |
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| DjSway |
| I wasn't born here but now consider myself a "American" with European values. Anyways, I recited this during school and had no problems with it. The thing is, since that you're in this country, shouldn't you respect its customs and laws? Even though they may not be yours? I understand to some this would be a big problem, but what if for example an American went to Egypt and had to recite some kind of pledge. I would think that as a foreigner you would be oblidged to do respect that country's customs. |
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