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minus-squareSphereofWreckening@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYou’re being pedantic. The original point is referring to how indoctrinating the pledge of allegiance can be. If you’re being made to do something since you’re a very young kid and scolded when you don’t do it: you’re essentially being forced.
minus-squareFredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoPedantic? It’s pedantic to call someone out on a lie? Bulllllshit. I was a kid. There was no issue when I didn’t do it. No, it is not “essentially being forced”.
You’re being pedantic. The original point is referring to how indoctrinating the pledge of allegiance can be. If you’re being made to do something since you’re a very young kid and scolded when you don’t do it: you’re essentially being forced.
Pedantic? It’s pedantic to call someone out on a lie? Bulllllshit. I was a kid. There was no issue when I didn’t do it.
No, it is not “essentially being forced”.