tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post494556170171254548..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: November 27, 2010: For Which It Stands?AmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-45877403841517695612010-12-01T07:00:19.532-08:002010-12-01T07:00:19.532-08:00Hi Ben,
Thanks for the comment! I'm certainly...Hi Ben,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment! I'm certainly in the same ballpark with you on this one, but I suppose my ideal solution would be what I'm advocating for here, both in this individual post and in this whole blog--that if we better understand the complex history of both the Pledge and America, then we can genuinely recite it and teach it to our kids and have it take on the best meaning, rather than the obedience to mythic or over-simplified narratives one. Y'know?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BenAmericanStudierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-2466863441172526602010-12-01T06:38:41.784-08:002010-12-01T06:38:41.784-08:00I agree that for kids reciting the Pledge mostly d...I agree that for kids reciting the Pledge mostly does not seem especially burdensome, but I grew up at a time when reciting the Pledge was not the norm in my school system. As the Pledge has increasingly made its way into all kinds of public events, it increasingly strikes me as a measure to demand conformity and obedience--I realize this puts me very much in a minority. Are we a great nation because we say we are or because we do great things?Ben LIebermannoreply@blogger.com