Various people are up in arms because some sports figure won’t stand for the national anthem.
In junior high we had to start the day with the pledge of allegiance. I was one of the kids who never said the end of the pledge, the “liberty and justice for all” part.
If only we had to say the pledge before ball games. I can picture it.
The crowd starts at full volume, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
(volume drops) and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
(volume drops more) under God,
(mumbling) indivisible,
(just a few people) with Liberty
(one old white guy) and justice for all.”
2 responses to “Symbols are There For Protest”
One nation, invisible…
Hattie – I seem to remember a movie with Marlo Thomas in which she’s a teacher who shuts down the end of the pledge.