I'm old enough to remember the previous wording. The change prompted me to start thinking about the pledge itself. Better to not mince words and pledge allegiance to the Constitution IMO.
America has never been "under God." The New World was a place where people from the Old World came to make their fortunes. Expeditions were funded by the wealthy, who wanted a return on their investment. Those on the lower rungs of society came seeking opportunities. During the time of European settlement, some areas of the country were penal colonies, places to get rid of the "dregs" of society. There is always the need to hold America to the ideal of "All men are created equal," even though Jefferson had a different interpretation of that idea back in his time.
Yes-Georgia was one such penal colony and look at how today it is a тАЬswing stateтАЭ. For enslaved Black people Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi were the most treacherous. Most were afraid of being sold to people in those states.
I've never said "under God" when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. That was put in for the Cold War, to distinguish our fascists from the "commies."
I'm old enough to remember the previous wording. The change prompted me to start thinking about the pledge itself. Better to not mince words and pledge allegiance to the Constitution IMO.
America has never been "under God." The New World was a place where people from the Old World came to make their fortunes. Expeditions were funded by the wealthy, who wanted a return on their investment. Those on the lower rungs of society came seeking opportunities. During the time of European settlement, some areas of the country were penal colonies, places to get rid of the "dregs" of society. There is always the need to hold America to the ideal of "All men are created equal," even though Jefferson had a different interpretation of that idea back in his time.
Yes-Georgia was one such penal colony and look at how today it is a тАЬswing stateтАЭ. For enslaved Black people Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi were the most treacherous. Most were afraid of being sold to people in those states.
It was called "being sold down the river," the origin of the term.
Yes indeedy. Having grown up in the South, I routinely use the phrase about something тАЬgoing SouthтАЭ to mean something going to shit.
TC? How do you feel about "In God We Trust" on our currency?
Maybe VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express should be required to put "In God We Trust" on their cards. /S
A song for that, Joan Baez "God Is God": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oT4qpi0Vec
I love Joan Baez! Thanks.
I always preferred тАЬE Pluribus UnumтАЭ.
I agree with your snark. :-)
Not since third grade.