“Proud to be an American” doesn’t apply to me. My citizenship was not an attainment but an accident of birth. There are aspects of being a U.S. citizen for which I’m grateful; I certainly could have been born in worse places and under worse circumstances; but I pledge my allegiance to the U.S. only to the extent that the U.S. deserves it. My allegiance goes to human decency—wherever it is found.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.i consider myself lucky to have been born in Canada. and exceedingly lucky on the timing.
callmedubious
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July 5, 2019
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Interesting comments. Guess I'm an "Old School Fool".
bigpawbullets
Level 9
July 5, 2019
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Exactly. Yesterday was a day of disenchantment with these UnitedStates under current conditions. It’s funny...I used to be very religious, I believed in the goodness of church, in the family. Being exposed to christians who were elitists changed that. Then I noticed how believing in any religion made one an elitist and not a humanist. Same for the love of kingdom and/or country. The world is too small not to do what is right and good....unfortunately not everyone agrees with right and good.
Namaste
Level 7
July 5, 2019
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I do not recite the pledge of allegiance - ever. How can I mouth those words "with liberty and justice for all" when it is not true.
AmelieMatisse
Level 8
July 5, 2019
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@ameliematisse how true. And it never has been .
I refuse for the same reason.
I haven’t said it since I high school.
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