Re: Patriotism

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Mon Apr 07 2003 - 19:05:09 MDT

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    > (Lee Corbin <lcorbin@tsoft.com>):
    >
    > Here, to further remind you of what patriotism consists, is
    > the Pledge of Allegiance, exactly as I had to recite it on my
    > first day of school in September 1953:
    >
    > I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
    > States of America, and to the republic for
    > which it stands, one nation indivisible with
    > liberty and justice for all.
    >
    > American patriots are those individuals who can read these
    > words, and agree with every nuance of sentiment they contain,
    > and who indeed are themselves allied with that republic.

    If you /had/ to recite it, then it's meaningless; you were just
    following the crowd. If you've ever /freely chosen/ to recite it,
    then I might think it had some meaning. I certainly never have,
    and never will, choose to willingly pledge allegiance to a piece
    of cloth, but that's just me. The republic for which it stands
    is of course a different matter, but I'm not sure "allegiance" is
    something I can admire there either.

    -- 
    Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lee/>
    "All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past,
    are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified
    for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC
    


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