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vlyons

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4. pledge allegience to a piece of cloth?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 07:48 AM

Mar 2023

I never say the pledge, but I do stand respectfully when others recite it. The flag is merely a piece of cloth, which SYMBOLIZES whatever someone subjectively imagines it to stand for.

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9th grader sues over Pledge of Allegiance confrontation [View all] sl8 Mar 2023 OP

At this age, children/students are compelled by law to attend school. no_hypocrisy Mar 2023 #1

+1 Ferrets are Cool Mar 2023 #5

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I blah the blah to the blah and to the blah for which it stands. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #3

pledge allegience to a piece of cloth? vlyons Mar 2023 #4

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There's video with the story SCantiGOP Mar 2023 #9

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Instead of under God, I say Under Law Captain Zero Mar 2023 #7