I say one word and I am called a troll and told to be ignored. Real nice guys. Oh no someone has a different opinion than me!Why you ask? Because there have been hundreds of thousands who have died for our freedom to even stand in school and recite the pledge. It takes 10 seconds. It's not some brainwashing mechanism. It's a show of respect. But I wouldn't expect all you edgy teenagers to know anything about respect.
Quote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?
You don't have to say it (though you should).
Quote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.
a piece of $2 fabric
Quote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:43:47 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?If you get tired of being patriotic, then you aren't a patriot.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?
Quote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:51:29 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.I just can't understand that.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.
Quote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:53:41 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:53:07 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:51:29 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.I just can't understand that.Be specific.That you're "past" saluting the flag.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:53:07 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:51:29 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.I just can't understand that.Be specific.
Quote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:53:30 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:50:44 PMQuote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:43:47 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?If you get tired of being patriotic, then you aren't a patriot.Reciting the same thing over and over again because you're told to is hardly patriotic.Working to make your country the best it can be is.I recite it because I want to. Not because I'm told to.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:50:44 PMQuote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:43:47 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?If you get tired of being patriotic, then you aren't a patriot.Reciting the same thing over and over again because you're told to is hardly patriotic.Working to make your country the best it can be is.
Quote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:59:30 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:57:32 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:53:41 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:53:07 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:51:29 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.I just can't understand that.Be specific.That you're "past" saluting the flag.I don't have a "need" or "want" to salute it anymore despite having it hammered into my skull that I have to or I'm a freedom - hating cretin. I just don't get it.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:57:32 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:53:41 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:53:07 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:51:29 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:39:59 PMQuote from: Voro 'Cinotai on April 15, 2015, 01:11:19 PMa piece of $2 fabricIf that's all you think the flag is, you're the idiot.Well that's what it is, isn't it? Sure it's symbolic for America and whatnot, but I've lost the appeal of getting up every day and saluting a flag after high school. Sure you're supposed to be respectful for the people that fought and died for America, but I don't need to look at a flag and recite some words to do that. I've given good money to causes for American soldiers, I've been appreciative to veterans for their service.Trust me, I used to be overzealous about the flag and America (even wrote a scathing letter in the school newspaper to a kid who wrote an article about how he refused to stand for the pledge) but like I said, I've gone past the point of needing to stand and salute a flag.I just can't understand that.Be specific.That you're "past" saluting the flag.I don't have a "need" or "want" to salute it anymore despite having it hammered into my skull that I have to or I'm a freedom - hating cretin.
This fucking idiot is a thousand times more successful than you tho. So what does that make you?
Quote from: Shub-Niggurath on April 15, 2015, 03:32:45 PMQuote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:53:30 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:50:44 PMQuote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:43:47 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?If you get tired of being patriotic, then you aren't a patriot.Reciting the same thing over and over again because you're told to is hardly patriotic.Working to make your country the best it can be is. He's just trolling.Except I'm not.
Quote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:53:30 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:50:44 PMQuote from: Mad Max on April 15, 2015, 01:43:47 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 01:06:34 PMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on April 15, 2015, 07:31:50 AMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 06:55:54 AMYou don't have to say it (though you should).Why?Because it's respect for your country and those who have fallen to protect its values. And no, I don't mean just soldiers. I'm talking about runaway slaves, civil rights activists. Everybody who's risked or given their life for America.What's the point in doing it every day though? Did my appreciation somehow diminish from the previous 1000 times I said it?If you get tired of being patriotic, then you aren't a patriot.Reciting the same thing over and over again because you're told to is hardly patriotic.Working to make your country the best it can be is. He's just trolling.
Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 15, 2015, 04:08:49 PMWhat the hell does it matter if you're a patriot or not? It means literally nothing.This is just sad.
What the hell does it matter if you're a patriot or not? It means literally nothing.
Quote from: gats on April 15, 2015, 04:23:10 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 04:12:41 PMQuote from: Not Comms Officer on April 15, 2015, 04:08:49 PMWhat the hell does it matter if you're a patriot or not? It means literally nothing.This is just sad.Nationalism is bullshit.No it isn't.
Quote from: challengerX on April 15, 2015, 04:12:41 PMQuote from: Not Comms Officer on April 15, 2015, 04:08:49 PMWhat the hell does it matter if you're a patriot or not? It means literally nothing.This is just sad.Nationalism is bullshit.
Student banished from classroom for not doing Pledge of Allegiance.
