Comments on: “One Nation - indivisible?”

By: Garris

Garris — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I care very deeply about my own religion, but I must concur that the “under God” clause doesn’t need to be there. It was slipped in there in the 1950’s as you said. There are millions and millions of Americans who are either of no religion or the faiths they follow are non-monotheistic, so, intellectually, it makes no sense to have this line in a “national pledge.”

However, unfortunately, other religious people can’t feel good about their faith unless everyone else recognizes and validates their “truth,” so thus this simple and actually clear-cut issue gets caught up in the “culture wars,” and away we go!

Garris

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Actually, I’ve always felt uncomfortable pledging allegiance to a piece of cloth. Despite what the old guys say, no one ever died for ‘that flag’. They died for the republic; for liberty, etc.

I’d ditch the whole thing.

By: Cotuit

Cotuit — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Exactly! That has always been my main beef with the pledge. Make it a pledge to ‘My fellow citizens of the United States…’ or some such and I’m all for it.

I always felt bad for all those poor suckers who ‘fought for the flag’ there are so many more important and valid things to be fighting for.

By: Garris

Garris — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I agree. I like the pledge to ‘My fellow citizens of the United States…’ much better.

Garris

By: Bil

Bil — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Here’s a pretty good article from Slate. Were I a Congressman, I think I would introduce a resolution to roll back the 1950s…

By: Absit Invidia

Absit Invidia — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

This little flag of mine

Who was that butch, nearly bald woman who used to scream “Stop the insanity!!”? I can’t remember her name but I’d like to borrow her trademark line. America is at war, deeply in debt, saddled with a falling dollar and…