MJ: Thanks for the interesting cut and paste! — J. A. A. — > On Jun 3, 2:53 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > outside the authority of government. The best short summary of the > ideals of my New Constitution are in the New ‘Pledge to Allegiance toThe > Pledge of Allegiance to Socialism and Imperialismby Jacob G. Hornberger > Since everyone is discussing the socialism of the Obama administration, it > seems to me that this would be a good time to discuss the Pledge of > Allegiance. > Why the Pledge? > Well, because the pledge was written by a socialist named Francis Bellamy. He > was the cousin of Edward Bellamy, the author of the 1888 novelLooking > Backward,which was a paean to socialism > Now, I know that just because something was written by a socialist doesn’t > necessarily make it bad, but isn’t it enough to at least raise a red (or > pink) flag? > Bellamy wrote the pledge in 1892, the period in which American “progressives” > were actively supporting the socialist principles that would later come to be > adopted by both the Democrat and Republican parties. > Bellamy promoted the use of the pledge in the public (i.e., government) > schools. Needless to say, this is not surprising, given that the primary aim > of government schools everywhere is to produce the good, little citizen one > whose mind is molded and bent to a state of conformity and submissiveness to > the government. > Here are Bellamy’s instructions as to how the pledge was to be implemented in > the public schools, as quoted in an excellent article entitled “What’s > Conservative About the Pledge of Allegiance?” by Gene Healy, senior editor at > the Cato Institute:"At a signal from the Principal the pupils, in ordered > ranks, hands to the side, face the Flag. Another signal is given; every pupil > gives the Flag the military salute right hand lifted, palm downward, to a > line with the forehead and close to it.... At the words, 'to my Flag,' the > right hand is extended gracefully, palm upward, towards the Flag, and remains > in this gesture till the end of the affirmation; whereupon all hands > immediately drop to the side."Now, take a look atthis photographof American > schoolchildren delivering the Pledge of Allegiance in an American classroom. > Do you notice anything special about the manner in which they are pledging > allegiance to the flag? > If not, then take a look atthis photographand see if you can’t see a > similarity between the two photographs. > And if you still don’t get the point, take a look atthis photograph. > The point is this: the salute that an American socialist taught American > schoolchildren to deliver during the Pledge of Allegiance is the same as the > salute that Germans were later taught to use in their pledge to their > country’s National Socialist regime. How ironic is that? > For some reason, U.S. officials later decided to change the Pledge of > Allegiance salute to having American students putting their hands on their > hearts in place of stretching their arms in front of them. > The Pledge of Allegiance has become a permanent fixture in American life, not > only in the public schools but also at many adult functions. The irony is > that it doesn’t even accurately portray the situation in America, given that > Americans, after the adoption of the pledge, abandoned a free-market economic > system in favor of a socialistic welfare state and a limited-government > republic in favor of an extensive overseas military empire. > To more accurately reflect reality, perhaps the Pledge of Allegiance should > be amended, as follows: > “I pledge allegiance to the government of the United States and to its > socialism, militarism, and imperialism, one system over God, indivisible by > force, with liberty through paternalism and justice through tribunal.” > Better yet, how about a libertarian revolution in America, one in which > economic liberty is restored to our land, the socialistic welfare state is > repealed entirely, school and state are completely separated, the empire is > dismantled and the republic is restored, and the socialist-inspired Pledge of > Allegiance is cast into the dustbin of > history?http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2009-07-24.asp
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