Post AQ2H5VaLeNeBapYkWe by Ca_Gi@mastodon.bida.im
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 (DIR) Post #AQ28Ms5uJftUjsWdyS by Ca_Gi@mastodon.bida.im
       2022-11-27T15:23:12Z
       
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       Micro-investigation born out of discussion with an American friend:Apart from the U.S., in which countries do schools celebrate a pledge of allegiance or something similar?Here in Italy we don't have anything like that in schools and I'm pretty sure it's roughly the same throughout Europe. Or not?#PledgeOfAllegiance #School #Education
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ28l1Tl4lSonMCKUC by feld@bikeshed.party
       2022-11-27T15:44:39.048324Z
       
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       @Ca_Gi this is 100% crazy and most Americans know itAnd don't forget we added "Under God" in the 50s because we wanted to make sure that Americans weren't like those godless commies
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ2H5V8hJBWsD4cfQW by darnell@one.darnell.one
       2022-11-27T15:38:04Z
       
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       @Ca_Gi I think this is unique to America & maybe a few authoritarian republics. Most nations, to my knowledge, do not do this as it's considered political indoctrination of the youth.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ2H5VaLeNeBapYkWe by Ca_Gi@mastodon.bida.im
       2022-11-27T15:40:38Z
       
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       @darnell Same thing here. After the fall of fascism in 1945 we dismissed all this kind of things.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ2H5W2LyG34zgf7B2 by Wy7usa@noagendasocial.com
       2022-11-27T17:18:16Z
       
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       @Ca_Gi @darnell Daily occurance in thai schools. Also in Indian schools.Also, in Thailand they play the Anthem twice per day on the streets and everything comes to a stop for the duration.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHefy_f75YU
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ3JsT1WME82u6hbKC by idreamtin8bits@c64.chat
       2022-11-28T05:24:15Z
       
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       @Wy7usa @Ca_Gi @darnell Also in the Netherlands it is looked at as a very scary ultra nationalistic practice. Something only ultra right winged politicians plead for when elections approach.Illustration how a ‘normal’ Dutch person treats the flag….https://dutchreview.com/news/american-family-reddit-store-their-dutch-flag/
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ440LHvb4wN7a4NyS by downey@floss.social
       2022-11-27T22:59:42Z
       
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       @Ca_Gi @darnell The only thing the USA changed at that time was the style of the hand salute, and then added "Under God".
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ440Lx38BplB7JE4O by feld@bikeshed.party
       2022-11-28T14:00:44.663494Z
       
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       @downey @Ca_Gi @darnell well yeah the pledge didn't have good optics after a certain Austrian made a mess of the world
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ44Gq3QycCBAs9kuW by Ca_Gi@mastodon.bida.im
       2022-11-27T15:48:46Z
       
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       @feld Uh! Interesting that it was added in the '50s! But that raises another (but Off-Topic) question: did also the motto "In God we trust" appear on on the 1-dollar bill during the same years?
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ44GqeekDyB2JZTvc by Photorat@photog.social
       2022-11-27T20:55:03Z
       
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       @Ca_Gi @feld Yup! 1956.That's also when that phrase became the official motto of the U.S.It replaced the de facto motto, which was "E pluribus unum" ("Out of many, one"). 'Cuz establishment of a state religion is more important than uniting the people.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ44Gr9qsEvIb4AOYK by feld@bikeshed.party
       2022-11-28T14:03:48.694312Z
       
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       @Photorat @Ca_Gi and 1957 was In God We Trust on the dollar