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[–] DarkCloud 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The pledge in schools is relatively new, I think it was passed under reagan or something. Your grandparents weren't doing it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

That's not relatively new; it's about 20% of our entire existence, with multipliers for technology gains.

This country is young, and we have been heavily propagandized for decades.

[–] bunkyprewster 9 points 2 weeks ago

They made me do it back in the 1960s. I remember learning they added "under God" during the McCarthy red scare days