Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Originally posted by: zendari
Why not just refuse to recite the pledge if it bothers you so much?
That can cause serious issues. After getting in trouble for leaving out the 'under god' part, I chose to refrain from saying the pledge at all. That led to ostricization by my peers and even violence. Anything that forces discrimination (especially when involving kids in a peer setting) simply shouldn't be allowed.
Add to that the fact that the pledge was horribly disfigured from its original version by such an abhorrent movement as McCartheism and you've got more than enough cause to revert it to its original form.
Your refusal to say the pledge led to violence?