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did anyone else from the USA grow up being forced to say the pledge to the flag in school? (media.kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by euphoria@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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im 20 for reference. ever since i was a kid, up until hs, we were forced every morning to stand, look at the flag and hold our hearts and say:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"

i didnt stand a single time because i disagreed with being forced, and i was berated by the teacher in front of everyone, and he threatened to kick me out of class if i ever did it again. i was about 11-12 then, it was 2015.

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[–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Yep. Unfortunately, I was raised in a very conservative household and didn't start questioning those beliefs until college, so I never thought twice about how weird it is to force students to stand up and pledge allegiance to something they literally can not understand the full meaning of.