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| DjSway |
| quote: | Originally posted by MisterOpus1
I'll bite - can you elaborate? |
Ok well this isn't going to be some factual essay just my opinion. Fer example :D In this case, someone can argue about the pledge which is his right to freedom of choice, however, it is at the same time attacking a U.S. custom that has been around for the last two centuries. Many people have fought and died to uphold this statement.
I guess you can call it national pride.
Does this make sense?
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| NYCTrancefan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Belgian Bonzai
Ok, guys, a collective WTF on a Belgian forum on this one, but someone replied that before the beginning of a movie in a movie theatre, the national anthem is played. Can you guys verify (if so, how widespread is this) or discard this, plz? |
Geez the limits to which people will spread rumors about Americans knows no bounds, I hope you highlighted the clear idiocracy of the suggestion of such a thing to the Belgian forum, or direct them here for some much needed clarification, clearly the individual has never been to the movies in America or knows anything about it. Ridiculous doesn't even begin to describe such a notion, truly foolish. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjSway
Ok well this isn't going to be some factual essay just my opinion. Fer example :D In this case, someone can argue about the pledge which is his right to freedom of choice, however, it is at the same time attacking a U.S. custom that has been around for the last two centuries. Many people have fought and died to uphold this statement.
I guess you can call it national pride.
Does this make sense?
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so if a lot of people have died for something, you should not have the right to criticize it? if something is imprinted in peoples minds as good, you should not criticize it? :conf:
i can somehow understand what you mean (if i understood you correctly...), but it still doesn't make any sense. |
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| DjSway |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
so if a lot of people have died for something, you should not have the right to criticize it? if something is imprinted in peoples minds as good, you should not criticize it? :conf:
i can somehow understand what you mean (if i understood you correctly...), but it still doesn't make any sense. |
It's not "the right to critize it", this is about having the freedom to argue about something that is part of the US history. Where do you cross the line between freedom and customs? I know the government (in most cases) try to seperate itself from religion. For example, here in a LA, there was this case about removing the cross from the LA city's emblem. Which resulted in the removal of that cross symbol. Anyways, in this case, I know the word "God" is a strong religious statment, however, I do interprete it has "any" God. To some, this means one God only.
I still think that since this pledge is not forced upon students, at least by law, it shouldn't be changed. If people think that this is brain washing, then I pitty the fool who is easily brainwashed. |
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| LiquidX |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjSway
It's not "the right to critize it", this is about having the freedom to argue about something that is part of the US history. Where do you cross the line between freedom and customs? I know the government (in most cases) try to seperate itself from religion. For example, here in a LA, there was this case about removing the cross from the LA city's emblem. Which resulted in the removal of that cross symbol. Anyways, in this case, I know the word "God" is a strong religious statment, however, I do interprete it has "any" God. To some, this means one God only.
I still think that since this pledge is not forced upon students, at least by law, it shouldn't be changed. If people think that this is brain washing, then I pitty the fool who is easily brainwashed. |
I totally agree with you. Why change the customs of something that this country was basically built upon.. is like changing the whole white house structure, because it does not fit modern times structures.. and it bothers the people that walk outside to watch such an old greek like structure..... I know the analogy is not quite the same, really.. but I hope you people know where Im getting at. Jeezz.. leave history and those customs by itself, just respect it, learn and live to respect... you can say the whole pledge and not say the word god.. how can it bother you much? |
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