return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 months agoAmericans Are Sharing The "Normal, Everyday" Aspects About The US That Are Actually Dystopian, And I Can't Believe We Tolerate Some Of Thesewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1443arrow-down125
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minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down3·4 months agoDoesn’t pledging allegiance to a piece of colored fabric count as “worshipping a false idol?” You know… considering they’ve got that whole ten commandment thing coming and all.
minus-squareArchelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkΕλληνικάarrow-up1·4 months agoIt’s also not required on a daily basis, or even at all. Haven’t actually said the pledge since grade school.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 months agoYeah it’s hard to force adults to do mindless cult shit. But it’s completely normal to force that on kids.
Doesn’t pledging allegiance to a piece of colored fabric count as “worshipping a false idol?”
You know… considering they’ve got that whole ten commandment thing coming and all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion
It’s also not required on a daily basis, or even at all. Haven’t actually said the pledge since grade school.
Yeah it’s hard to force adults to do mindless cult shit. But it’s completely normal to force that on kids.