Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:06 PM

Grins (6,732 posts)

Quick question!!! "When was the last time you recited the Pledge of Allegiance?"

I'd like to know. Esp. after yesterday when a state Rep in Iowa proposed a bill to go after teachers if they showed any disrespect towards the Pledge.

From late June 1965 when I got out of high school, to my 4-years in college, to my 6-years in the U.S. Army, I NEVER once said the Pledge of Allegiance. No employer had me or my fellow employees do that, nor had any meetings where it was done.

If I thought really hard I might come up with a couple of instances where the Pledge was recited; if, say, at a banquet where the colors were presented by a color guard. In the last 25-years? ZERO!

Is it just me, but do Republicans have an authoritarian fetish about the Pledge?

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Quick question!!! "When was the last time you recited the Pledge of Allegiance?" (Original post)	Grins	Jan 2022	OP
I don't remember. I must have had to learn it because I know it, but	Ocelot II	Jan 2022	#1
I pledged allegiance to the Constitution when I was inducted into the military in the early '70s...	Journeyman	Jan 2022	#2
When you were inducted?	Grins	Jan 2022	#21
I remember not having to put one's hand over their heart while singing the national anthem	tenderfoot	Jan 2022	#3
1996, at the swearing in ceremony when I became a U.S. citizen.	IcyPeas	Jan 2022	#4
No idea.	BlueTsunami2018	Jan 2022	#5
I don't remember any specific occasions, but I have done so	MineralMan	Jan 2022	#6
1954, when "under God" was added.	frogmarch	Jan 2022	#7
I haven't said it since I realized that line about "with liberty and justice for all" did not apply	LoisB	Jan 2022	#8
I like to ask people who insist on saying it at meetings, etc.	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#9
It always amuses me to hear people talk about having to swear on the Bible in court.	rsdsharp	Jan 2022	#45
They don't use bibles in California.	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#47
Can't swear to it (no pun intended) but I'm willing to bet	rsdsharp	Jan 2022	#48
That might be true.	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#51
It can't be a requirement to hold office or public trust.	rsdsharp	Jan 2022	#56
Like I said, it's likely just for show with many of them.	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#58
Just curious, Mr. Bill, how do you feel about	Totally Tunsie	Jan 2022	#53
I don't care for that either,	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#55
LOL - sounds fair!	Totally Tunsie	Jan 2022	#62
They recite it at the county caucus when I go, and they also say it at a union federation	WhiskeyGrinder	Jan 2022	#10
It was done	Jilly_in_VA	Jan 2022	#11
This morning.	rateyes	Jan 2022	#12
Last week at a city meeting.	redstatebluegirl	Jan 2022	#13
yep	Demovictory9	Jan 2022	#22
That's what I was going to say	genxlib	Jan 2022	#24
For me it was in grade school	srose58089	Jan 2022	#14
During the Vietnam Conflict	musette_sf	Jan 2022	#15
I am a member of a Masonic group called	ChazII	Jan 2022	#16
"Do Republicans have an authoritarian fetish about the Pledge?"	3catwoman3	Jan 2022	#17
And even fewer people know that the "under god"	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#49
38 years ago in private catholic high school. nt	chowder66	Jan 2022	#18
Would I be allowed to recite this version of the pledge?	DFW	Jan 2022	#19
Good one!	Elessar Zappa	Jan 2022	#30
worked for California colleges. said the pledge at start of every board meeting.	Demovictory9	Jan 2022	#20
Veterans Day this past November	zeusdogmom	Jan 2022	#23
I started doing that when I was in kindergarten	OldBaldy1701E	Jan 2022	#25
They've had one since the 90s around here. n/t	Ms. Toad	Jan 2022	#26
I have at civic events and re-enactments.	NutmegYankee	Jan 2022	#27
1980	obamanut2012	Jan 2022	#28
1980	obamanut2012	Jan 2022	#29
My observation of my rightward friends and acquaintances is the pageantry and symbolism is #1.	Gore1FL	Jan 2022	#31
Probably 60 years ago.	gibraltar72	Jan 2022	#32
I live in Iowa with all the candidates come through for the caucuses	rurallib	Jan 2022	#33
I Never Do It	ProfessorGAC	Jan 2022	#34
Yes they do.	Meowmee	Jan 2022	#35
Elementary School	Jimbo S	Jan 2022	#36
It seems like the only time I hear the pledge or the national anthem	TlalocW	Jan 2022	#37
2002 or thereabouts	Maeve	Jan 2022	#38
Two Years Ago	NowISeetheLight	Jan 2022	#39
Last time it's been many years nt	doc03	Jan 2022	#40
Yesterday AM at school opening, but I say "under All."	GPV	Jan 2022	#41
This morning, 11:02 am.	bottomofthehill	Jan 2022	#42
Last time I was at a regular Civil Air Patrol meeting for my squadron.	krispos42	Jan 2022	#54
At a Town Council meeting	Mossfern	Jan 2022	#43
1962 6th grade	Emile	Jan 2022	#44
I'm sure I've said it since, but my only real memory of doing so was in grade school.	rsdsharp	Jan 2022	#46
3rd grade.	Solly Mack	Jan 2022	#50
Last year at an Elks event.	tavernier	Jan 2022	#52
Once a month	dflprincess	Jan 2022	#57
1960-something. (n/t)	Iggo	Jan 2022	#59
i honestly don't remember. depends on what grade the stopped having us do it? maybe 1990?	Takket	Jan 2022	#60
Not a big fan of fascist loyalty oaths	Ron Obvious	Jan 2022	#61
I totally agree with that.	Mr.Bill	Jan 2022	#64
When did dinosaurs go extinct?	jcmaine72	Jan 2022	#63
Must've been 5th grade. I don't remember anything later.	sakabatou	Jan 2022	#65
Decades ago?...	electric_blue68	Jan 2022	#66
Never. When I was a kid my mom was a Jehovah's Witness.	hunter	Jan 2022	#67
2 days ago to try to distract myself in order to avoid vomiting.	ecstatic	Jan 2022	#68
My youngest says they still recite it every day at the start of school	Bettie	Jan 2022	#69

Response to Grins (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:10 PM

Ocelot II (111,618 posts)

1. I don't remember. I must have had to learn it because I know it, but

it had to have been in elementary school in the '50s or early '60s. And I don't think it was even a regular thing. To me it was just another one of those things you had to do because you were in school, and it didn't really mean anything.

Quick question!!! "When was the last time you recited the Pledge of Allegiance?"

1. I don't remember. I must have had to learn it because I know it, but

2. I pledged allegiance to the Constitution when I was inducted into the military in the early '70s...

21. When you were inducted?

3. I remember not having to put one's hand over their heart while singing the national anthem

4. 1996, at the swearing in ceremony when I became a U.S. citizen.

5. No idea.

6. I don't remember any specific occasions, but I have done so

7. 1954, when "under God" was added.

8. I haven't said it since I realized that line about "with liberty and justice for all" did not apply

9. I like to ask people who insist on saying it at meetings, etc.

45. It always amuses me to hear people talk about having to swear on the Bible in court.

47. They don't use bibles in California.

48. Can't swear to it (no pun intended) but I'm willing to bet

51. That might be true.

56. It can't be a requirement to hold office or public trust.

58. Like I said, it's likely just for show with many of them.

53. Just curious, Mr. Bill, how do you feel about

55. I don't care for that either,

62. LOL - sounds fair!

10. They recite it at the county caucus when I go, and they also say it at a union federation

11. It was done

12. This morning.

13. Last week at a city meeting.

22. yep

24. That's what I was going to say

14. For me it was in grade school

15. During the Vietnam Conflict

16. I am a member of a Masonic group called

17. "Do Republicans have an authoritarian fetish about the Pledge?"

49. And even fewer people know that the "under god"

18. 38 years ago in private catholic high school. nt

19. Would I be allowed to recite this version of the pledge?

30. Good one!

20. worked for California colleges. said the pledge at start of every board meeting.

23. Veterans Day this past November

25. I started doing that when I was in kindergarten

26. They've had one since the 90s around here. n/t

27. I have at civic events and re-enactments.

28. 1980

29. 1980

31. My observation of my rightward friends and acquaintances is the pageantry and symbolism is #1.

32. Probably 60 years ago.

33. I live in Iowa with all the candidates come through for the caucuses

34. I Never Do It

35. Yes they do.

36. Elementary School

37. It seems like the only time I hear the pledge or the national anthem

38. 2002 or thereabouts

39. Two Years Ago

40. Last time it's been many years nt

41. Yesterday AM at school opening, but I say "under All."

42. This morning, 11:02 am.

54. Last time I was at a regular Civil Air Patrol meeting for my squadron.

43. At a Town Council meeting

44. 1962 6th grade

46. I'm sure I've said it since, but my only real memory of doing so was in grade school.

50. 3rd grade.

52. Last year at an Elks event.

57. Once a month

59. 1960-something. (n/t)

60. i honestly don't remember. depends on what grade the stopped having us do it? maybe 1990?

61. Not a big fan of fascist loyalty oaths

64. I totally agree with that.

63. When did dinosaurs go extinct?

65. Must've been 5th grade. I don't remember anything later.

66. Decades ago?...

67. Never. When I was a kid my mom was a Jehovah's Witness.

68. 2 days ago to try to distract myself in order to avoid vomiting.

69. My youngest says they still recite it every day at the start of school