• Swallowtail@beehaw.org
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    3 months ago

    I’m a teacher and not only do I not make my kids do it (it’s illegal to make a student say the pledge if you didn’t know), I don’t do it myself because I think it’s fucking weird and inappropriate. My only rule is to remain quiet if you’re not saying the pledge, out of respect to people who do want to observe it.

    • MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Telling your normal students to respect their nationalist loser peers is a bad move. You should be subtly encouraging your students to bully anyone who says the pledge of allegiance

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        3 months ago

        Disrespecting of anyone is shitty.

        Celebrate individuality. Bullying is for terribly short sighted sorts that could use some education.

    • orcrist@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      I don’t respect people who say it. Patriotism is disrespectful to everyone else in the world.