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Manuel Molles (Colorado)'s avatar

When I was in elementary school, every morning at the beginning of classes we, in a part of the U.S. where the student body appeared to be drawn from the United Nations, would stand at attention and, with hand over heart recite the pledge of allegiance: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." In none of this pledge do I see a reference to "Anglo-Saxon" nor do I remember many in my classes who would fit this description, including the Japanese American students whose fathers fought with the 442 Regiment across Europe, while their grandparents and mothers were held in interment camps, the black descendents of slaves, and the Hispanic students whose ancestors were here long before there was a USA. Yet, we were all loyal and good citizens. As a child, I thought that this was America. Now many among us tell us it was not and is not. Whatever happened to "e pluribus unum" and "with liberty and justice for all"?

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Miriam Lewis's avatar

I'd say that the inmates have taken over the asylum, but that's maligning people with mental illness. It will be interesting to see if Republicans such as Liz Cheney can rescue something from the wreck of the GOP.

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