I have to supplement my post regarding the
hypocrisy of celebrating Independence Day with the embarrassing truth about the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge was written during the Progressive Era (read: the beginning of American socialism) by a Christian Socialist named
Francis Bellamy. Bellamy opposed capitalism and advocated theocracy in America, and he created the pledge as a component of "patriotic education" (read: indoctrination) in public (read: government) schools. Oh, and the
Bellamy Salute associated with the pledge was adopted by the Nazi Party, who admired its imperialistic Roman origins. So think about that as you celebrate "freedom from tyranny" today.
this is why i have this blog bookmarked. you are a fountain of knowledge pertaining to liberty. keep up the good fight. cheers! -andrew
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, Andrew!
DeleteMy son starts school in august and I am wondering if I should rock the boat by telling him stand with his hand over his heart, but not say the words. I don't want him to seem unpatriotic, and I want him to love his country, but I don't want him reciting a sales pitch for selling flags to prove his allegiance to his country. As andrew said, thank you for this knowledge. I never thought to get to know of the origin of the pledge of allegiance.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joey. I don't have kids, but if (when?) I do, I plan to sit them down before their first day of school and tell them to remember that what they will learn comes from people, and people are imperfect. I'll never forget what one of my history teachers told me: "History is written by the winners." In other words, those currently in power have control of what is accepted as "truth". The same concept can be applied to economics and other subjects.
DeleteI've been telling myself for a while now that I will teach my children to question everything that doesnt seem right and as long as they do it in a respectable manner, I will always back them up. I am sure at the age of five my son is not ready for that yet, but the time is coming.
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