Dear anonymous poster: To me, pledging my allegience means that I am freely choosing to live in America and support that country no matter what the cost. I don't feel as if I'm ready to make a commitment like that. Frankly, I don't support what America has become at all. I support what it SHOULD stand for, but what is is and what it should be are simply two different things. I'm not even old enough to move out of America, which I would like to do. When I am of age to do so, I will say the pledge.
Secondly, I do not support the war at all whatsoever. I don't see the connection between the war and my safety. sorry. I, of course, DO support the troops, but just because I didn't go out and buy fifty American flags after 9/11 and stick 7 different "support our troops" magnets on my car doesn't mean I'm not thankful for them. Do you think that even half the people who say the pledge are even THINKING of the troops? Of course not.
Basically, I don't say the pledge because I see it as something different than a little diddy to support the troops or show patriotism.
Dear anonymous poster:
To me, pledging my allegience means that I am freely choosing to live in America and support that country no matter what the cost. I don't feel as if I'm ready to make a commitment like that. Frankly, I don't support what America has become at all. I support what it SHOULD stand for, but what is is and what it should be are simply two different things. I'm not even old enough to move out of America, which I would like to do. When I am of age to do so, I will say the pledge.
Secondly, I do not support the war at all whatsoever. I don't see the connection between the war and my safety. sorry. I, of course, DO support the troops, but just because I didn't go out and buy fifty American flags after 9/11 and stick 7 different "support our troops" magnets on my car doesn't mean I'm not thankful for them. Do you think that even half the people who say the pledge are even THINKING of the troops? Of course not.
Basically, I don't say the pledge because I see it as something different than a little diddy to support the troops or show patriotism.
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