tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8153212794285355775..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Wasn't This Decided in 1943?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-62634008580071447072011-12-02T04:16:46.325-08:002011-12-02T04:16:46.325-08:00We can't even fund PE everyday for our increas...We can't even fund PE everyday for our increasingly obese children. why take the time for midless recitation of platitudes?maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-26045922794010032132011-11-16T17:03:25.871-08:002011-11-16T17:03:25.871-08:00I should have elaborated. The pledge needs to go. ...I should have elaborated. The pledge needs to go. The right should hate it because it was written by a socialist. People on the left already hate it, and not just because of "Under God". Making kids pledge allegiance to their country is seen as something dictatorships make their kids do. I say we stop saying the pledge and start teaching more history and civics. Or, instead of saying the pledge every day, we start the day with some tidbit about Civics or U.S. history, for example, "here is how the constitution can be amended", something like that. I said the pledge and sang the national anthem every morning at my Catholic elementary school, and while it's a great thing to be proud of your country and all, man, reciting the same thing day in day out just gets old.Matt Mangelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69369862288371753342011-11-16T06:54:12.446-08:002011-11-16T06:54:12.446-08:00What is your point, except perhaps that even socia...What is your point, except perhaps that even socialists used to be patriotic?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86923878391653189542011-11-16T00:42:32.529-08:002011-11-16T00:42:32.529-08:00The Pledge was written by a self-described sociali...The Pledge was written by a self-described socialist. 'Nuff said.Matt Mangelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-50581824230422741452011-11-15T06:37:20.536-08:002011-11-15T06:37:20.536-08:00On the other hand, if we never had such ceremonies...On the other hand, if we never had such ceremonies, where would people learn them? Are parents really teaching their kids the pledge or the national anthem?<br /><br />It's not the ceremony I object to, it's the requirement to participate. But those objectors shouldn't be allowed to shut the ceremony down.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-52433507728718926792011-11-14T21:45:16.702-08:002011-11-14T21:45:16.702-08:00The aim is clearly indoctrination:
"In Zierk...The aim is clearly indoctrination:<br /><br />"In Zierke's mind, it's also a stepping stone to young people making decisions about how they could serve their country, he said, including stints in the military."<br /><br />No, thanks.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-7076644113528079522011-11-14T20:45:10.857-08:002011-11-14T20:45:10.857-08:00This is that misguided attempt at forced and symbo...This is that misguided attempt at forced and symbolic patriotism again. When will people tire of this silliness?Perhaps we could require them all to wear American flag pins on their lapels as well.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89747270947128969632011-11-14T18:07:52.686-08:002011-11-14T18:07:52.686-08:00Read my snippet again, focusing on Michigan.Read my snippet again, focusing on Michigan.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89440943804861315702011-11-14T17:28:20.069-08:002011-11-14T17:28:20.069-08:00Daren -- this law would fit precisely within the b...Daren -- this law would fit precisely within the boundaries of the 1943 ruling. If the kid is not compelled to say the pledge, there has been no violation of rights.Rhymes With Righthttp://rhymeswithright.mu.nunoreply@blogger.com