Oct 06, 2008 11:52PM GMT
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Politics - United States
Americans: Do you stand and put your hand on your heart for the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem?
I will stand but I will not sing along and I will not put my hand on my heart for it. I get weird looks, and I've gotten some nasty words for it, but I just won't do it. What is your take on it and why?
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raves +1 posted Oct 06, 2008 11:55PM GMT
Answered I do but it doesn't bother me if someone chooses not to
Yep...as a Veteran...it was sorta drilled into me. BUT...one of this countries pillars is freedom of speech and expression. NOT putting your hand over your heart is no big deal for lots of people...LOTS. I attend the local hockey matches at least once a week and more than 1/3 of the crowd does not. It doesn't bother me in the least. -
raves +1 Oct 06, 2008 11:59PM GMT (edited)Thank you for your service. I have a husband serving in Iraq. I respect your comment but do you also feel it is okay to burn the American flag? I only think you should pledge if you are an American, If you live in America, or are visiting for an extended period of time.
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raves Oct 07, 2008 12:53AM GMTYep. 'Course since I'm a hat guy I'm a stickler for hat etiquette. But that isn't even etiquette, it's what you do to show respect. If not for the flag, for the people who do hold it in respect.
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raves +1 Oct 07, 2008 12:57AM GMTI think a man removing his hat during the National Anthem is the respectful thing to do, if only to the other people present. If someone is doing something that is important/sacred to them, I think you show them respect and dignity. Which I don't mean to imply you disagree with. In this case, the hat off is part of that respect.
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raves +1 Oct 07, 2008 12:11AM GMTI don't respect my nation a whole lot right now. I want us to make it better so that I can respect it again. Besides that, I don't worship pieces of cloth. I don't pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth and i don't sing to it. That seems too close to fascism to me.
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raves +1 Oct 07, 2008 12:36AM GMT (edited)Now you're just being rude. I think I have given perfectly valid reasons for my choices. It is a piece of cloth. I will not give it reverence. I will not praise a piece of cloth. I will not worship a piece of cloth or the nation in which I live, or any nation. I see no reason for it. Ignorance has nothing to do with it. Self-respect has nothing to do with it.
Answered Yes, I do, and it upsets me when other people won't
Every time. And I take my hat off, too.I see it as honoring those who have fought and died for my right to be wherever it is that I'm hearing that pledge and that anthem.
If people stood up and started respecting their country a little more, maybe, just maybe, we could change the way things are.
If you want to prove some kind of point, that's fine, but this is CERTAINLY not the way to do it. Join a group. Become an activist. Do something, but not placing your hand over your heart shows nothing more than disrespect for the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice for your selfish ass.