But I think this is equally to brainwashing as well. Instilling loyalty tot he state, while kids have no idea about the real history, and the real choices they have to make, it is wrong to entice children to utter pledges of allegiance.
First of all, The current STATE is a corporate entity void of authorization to receive pledges of allegiance.
Second, pledging allegiance to ideals is something else. The State is merely a vehicle to express these ideals.
Third: the one entity everybody is bound to with fealty is yourself and, if you are inclined to belief so, God. The STATE requires actions in contravention to those ideals and personal integrity.
Fourth: what are the ideals? The Declaration of Independence makes it quite clear. So does the bill of Rights.
Lincoln was wrong when he said that it is all about the men perverting the Constitution and ousting them. It is about a system that does not work. See Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
In other words: the People are the absolute sovereigns. Therefor, pledging allegiance to a STATE (which is a frozen in time relationship) is not envisioned from the get go. Hence, the creation of the Articles of Confederation.
It was the debt that needed a different relationship, and hence, the Constitution was setup, thus creating a Federal Government based on different principles.
And amendments were added.
fifth: all these tradition are post civil war, meant to galvanize the Union, and eradicate any thought of armed resistance.
Sixth: The Washington Farewell Address clearly lays out the pure form of patriotism, nationalism, love of country, etc. It has to do with virtue moving from the inside to the outside world. Not some superficial brainwashing steeped in postal traditions.
So, as a temp remedy, to turn the ship around, it may have benefits. But I kind of like of like the idea of a rite of passage.
As a countermove, I think it is quite good.
But I think this is equally to brainwashing as well. Instilling loyalty tot he state, while kids have no idea about the real history, and the real choices they have to make, it is wrong to entice children to utter pledges of allegiance.
First of all, The current STATE is a corporate entity void of authorization to receive pledges of allegiance.
Second, pledging allegiance to ideals is something else. The State is merely a vehicle to express these ideals.
Third: the one entity everybody is bound to with fealty is yourself and, if you are inclined to belief so, God. The STATE requires actions in contravention to those ideals and personal integrity.
Fourth: what are the ideals? The Declaration of Independence makes it quite clear. So does the bill of Rights.
Lincoln was wrong when he said that it is all about the men perverting the Constitution and ousting them. It is about a system that does not work. See Declaration of Independence:
In other words: the People are the absolute sovereigns. Therefor, pledging allegiance to a STATE (which is a frozen in time relationship) is not envisioned from the get go. Hence, the creation of the Articles of Confederation.
It was the debt that needed a different relationship, and hence, the Constitution was setup, thus creating a Federal Government based on different principles.
And amendments were added.
fifth: all these tradition are post civil war, meant to galvanize the Union, and eradicate any thought of armed resistance.
Sixth: The Washington Farewell Address clearly lays out the pure form of patriotism, nationalism, love of country, etc. It has to do with virtue moving from the inside to the outside world. Not some superficial brainwashing steeped in postal traditions.
So, as a temp remedy, to turn the ship around, it may have benefits. But I kind of like of like the idea of a rite of passage.