• mtpender@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Having to swear loyalty to your country at the start of every school day is NOT NORMAL.

    Sincerely, an Australian.

    • DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s one of the many reasons for America’s extreme patriotism. The pledge of allegiance is child indoctrination. It’s not a coincidence that the terminology for armed force recruitment is: RAISE, Train, Sustain.

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      2 months ago

      Australian here too. In late primary school I stopped singing the national anthem at assemblies because it felt… Weird.

      As an adult, after the Cronulla riots I stopped even standing for it.

      It’s also a really shitty anthem.

    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      I was an Aussie citizen when I was told to recite the pledge of alliegance in a US kindergarten. That same country refused to give us green cards, so apparently the allegiance was one-way only.

      I’ll be honest I do not feel like I lost out. Australia is shitty in so many ways but I’d rather be here than there.