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[quote=Anonymous]my parents told me not to pledge my allegiance to a government or body that could act immorally (as the US has done in the past and likely will again). I can love my country and national community and support it without offering up my allegiance. These words and concepts matter. Anyway, I stood silently for years during the pledge. Then other kids started making fun of me for not saying it. So I started saying it. I remember the day, in fact; one or two had noticed I didn't say it and pointed it out to others right before the pledge; they were all giggling and stealing looks at me, so I said it so they wouldn't be able to tease or taunt or question me about it. It's a lot to ask of a fifth grader, imo, to stick to his/her beliefs in the face of the cruel enforcement of conformity from their peers. [/quote]
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