• Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 hours ago

      The US is very nationalistic (How many countries force their children to pledge alliance to the flag daily

      The usa doesn’t force the children… You do understand that right? There’s actually been a very high profile case over it

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        8 hours ago

        Legally, schools and teachers can’t force a student to perform the pledge of allegiance. But it’s also taught so early in school that most students don’t even question it as something to do.

        Anectdotally: I was regularly performing the pledge of allegiance (literally said every morning of school) since kindergarten in the US. Also anecdotally: I’ve literally seen a teacher scold student(s) for not performing the pledge of allegiance. The latter case may not be as common; but the former definitely is common in the US.

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        8 hours ago

        You do understand that right?

        They probably don’t. Same type of person that brings up Flint MI even though they’ve addressed the issue