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The trend right now in the political mood of the country is already moving in a direction of greater nationalism and protectionism. Witness the comprehensive immigration reform bill that just went down in total catastrophic defeat. I think something like what you propose will actually become the case within a few years.

that means patriotic like some years ago” deutchland deutchland ueber alles” like when i immigrated to australia again some years ago in picture theaters we had to stand up for “god save the queen” like now,north korea ,iran ussr,and all the rest of brainwashing of goverments a definitly NO!!!!

dang. i thought you guys were the ‘free world’?
and you have to pledge to your country every morning?
if someone had told me to do that at school i woulda told them where to go.
and if they tried to impose on my freedom to go to work and be my own person i would leave the country.
to me its slightly reminiscent of another country…another time…..i believe the pledge then was “heil Hitler”….

Hi Anon,

I’m like you in that I would like to see more pride in our country, our flag, pledge of allegiance and national anthem being expressed and exhibited nationwide. I’m tired of people downing America and always talking about whats wrong with it.

I’ve traveled to every country in the world except the Asian countries. My parents and I lived in other countries or had extended stays in other countries. We have friends from many different parts of the world that I maintain contact with. And the one thing I do know for myself….I am always happy to come back home to America.

I have dual citizenship, but I chose America for my home. I love many of the countries my parents and I visited, and the people I know from these places I enjoy and am close to. But just as they love their countries and take pride in them, I feel the same way about America.

I know some schools still do the pledge of allegiance in the morning first thing at school, but not all schools. Its a choice. I live in Oklahoma, and Okies are very proud of America. We show it in every way and in all we do. Whenever the flag is flown or passes by us, we all stand and put out hands over our heart even children and teens. When the national anthem is played, we all sing along even children and teens. Its our choice down here in this southern state to be very patriotic.

So have faith and know there are alot of Americans who are proud of our country and still respect our flag, who recite the pledge of allegiance and sing out natoinal anthem with pride.

Take care.

I refused to say the pledge once in my senior year of high school. They nearly arrested me. I told them “No, I refuse to pledge my allegiance to a god and a government that I don’t believe in. I love this country, but I detest what it’s become.” They had the police involved with this, they went from threatening detention to threatening expulsion, and then as far as bringing in the school deputies and threatening to arrest me. If this place isn’t turning into Nazi Germany, please show me how.

I agree. I, for one, am entirely unpatirotic. Sure, I live in Canada, but I’m unpatriotic no matter where I live. I find the idea of having to listen to that national anthem EVERY morning annoying at best, and the thought of having to actually pledge your life to a country that, let’s be honest, you don’t care about it and it doesn’t care about you… it sickens me. Patriotism is practically a religion all of its own now, one that is strictly enforced.

I don’t relate patriotism to doing the pledge every morning, flag worship, or singing the national anthem. That’s a bit too easy of a way to express one’s loyalty to their country.

I bet you also relate patriotism to putting a “support the troops” sticker on your car?

That’s too easy, patriotism (to me at least) means getting involved in your local communities with various projects and such…you’re actually DOING something that way.

The true patriots are pretty pissed off at the way this country is run.

each person is allowed thier own ways and thoughts that is what this country was founded on and what our military goes and dies in wars to protect but people should at least respect the other one’s right to do things as they see fit as long as it is legal and doesn’t step on someone else’s rights !!!!!

Well, there’s patriotism and Patriotism. Patriotists (without the capital) believe that their country is a good place, and the people in it are good people. Patriotists (with the capital) have a blind faith in their country, or Country, and trust that the Country (being system of government, troops, spirit, whatever) takes on a god-like quality and can solve all problems. It’s Patriotists who tend to be the most annoying.

Think about this for a second America is a land that has all different people and each person has there own belief. Personal i do not say the pledge, but i stand to show respect to the people that do. there are alot of people that do not believe the “in god we trust” part of the plegde i know i don’t. why would some one trust god for only bringing sorrow in to there life and in the lives of others? im not saying that i don’t believe in god either but i am not sure i have never met him and until he proves to me he is real i will not trust him of say the pledge