I went to a satanic school, so instead of the pledge we sacrificed a goat every morning. I think it was hardest on the cafeteria ladies when they started running out of recipes for goat parts.
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I went to a satanic school, so instead of the pledge we sacrificed a goat every morning. I think it was hardest on the cafeteria ladies when they started running out of recipes for goat parts.
I got suspended for 3 days for refusing to say the pledge in 8th or 9th grade. Oddly, they never fucked with me about it again after that.
I've always thought the idea of being "proud to be an American" (or any other given nationality/race/orientation/etc) is rather odd. You didn't do anything to cause it, so how is it something to take pride in?
EDIT: unless you're foreign-born and made it through the whole naturalization process... THAT I can see being a reasonable source of pride, because it is something you were actively involved in and that took some modicum of effort (like learning all the civics shit that half the natural-born citizens have only a passing familiarity with).
It's more of you being proud of your heritage and culture rather than accomplishing becoming an American.
There is some crappy stuff about America, politically, culturally and whatever. But America has Monster trucks, bourbon, barbeque, baseball, and it just being a really generally pretty and diverse place with nice weather. And I guess, I'm actually fairly proud to be a part of that. I'm not going to put a red, white, and blue ribbon on my car or even say the pledge of allegiance, but it's just taking pride in who you are.
1) Passively you stay in the country, agree with the community and system if not the current policies, and not rebel.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gas
2) Ancestral pride, at some point someone who's blood is in you fought their ass off to get here, then worked their ass off to stay.
EDIT: What K said.
EDIT Part II: especially the bourbon, barbeque and baseball part
It's about saying fries instead of chips when you're in England because you're proud of who you are.
I was told the other day that I say Nike wrong. They say "Neyek" rather thank "Neye-key". I told them "Fuck you."
Good man.
I was a Jehovah's Witness when I was elementary school aged so I left the room every morning for the pledge and didn't participate in holiday pageants/shows or any assignments that were holiday themed, like "What Do You Want For Christmas?" essays, construction paper turkeys or whatever. That was tough on a kid aged 5 to 10.
Schools I went to didn't do the Pledge of Allegiance after elementary though.
Tell them Nike is an American company, so it's not pronounced gay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr-K