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31. Pledging Allegiance to the Denial of the Racist History of America;

Sat Aug 22, 2020, 02:17 PM

Aug 2020

Historian Gerald Horne says the resolute insistence upon the Pledge of Allegiance plays into the collective denial that the American Republic was founded on the enslavement of people of African descent along with the expropriation of the land and property of the Native Americans.

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Ted Lieu's response to trump's tweet that Dems took the word God out of the Pledge of Allegiance [View all] iluvtennis Aug 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

There are a lot of things classified as an 'abomination' in the bible, yet lying gets a pass? TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #44

The zealots should nail him for all of Proverbs 6. JudyM Aug 2020 #46

If they'd taken God BACK OUT of the Pledge (as the word was originally NOT in it) mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #2

+1. I have never said that part since they changed the pledge when I was a kid. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2020 #6

Neither have I. It ruined the whole pledge... Glorfindel Aug 2020 #7

I was also 9 when "God" was added to the pledge. pazzyanne Aug 2020 #14

Hello friend homegirl Aug 2020 #12

Here it is on license plates too. I am careful to get the ones that don't say that. rzemanfl Aug 2020 #17

Probably impossible Nasruddin Aug 2020 #29

Nor I. marybourg Aug 2020 #42

I've had to straighten a few people out stopdiggin Aug 2020 #8

I replace it with dog when reciting it. LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #9

Underdog! rwiliff Aug 2020 #41

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Ligyron Aug 2020 #49

Adding "under god" was a "give - the - babies - their - bottle" moment. Progressive Jones Aug 2020 #51

Lying is his first language, English is his second. Marcuse Aug 2020 #3

Love it...thanks for this post. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #5

IDK how this was expanded so. Ligyron Aug 2020 #50

"The abomination that causes desolation" The Blue Flower Aug 2020 #4

What efforts are being made to communicate this to the Evangelicals RVN VET71 Aug 2020 #10

It should be exposed from pulpits, but few if any Evangelicals will bad mouth their "savior" KS Toronado Aug 2020 #13

So much for God and Jesus! RVN VET71 Aug 2020 #18

It Is A Legacy Of McCarthyism n/t DallasNE Aug 2020 #15

Sigh. Evangelicals would likely consider the correction to be the lie. Beartracks Aug 2020 #37

tRUMP IS The Abominable Orangeman... (with apologies to the origninal Orangmen who are abqtommy Aug 2020 #11

and Syracuse University of which Biden is an Orangeman alum. yankeepants Aug 2020 #22

Oh well, back to the drawing board... abqtommy Aug 2020 #24

Shouldn't this be pulled? It's another lying tweet. The Wielding Truth Aug 2020 #16

Since he's talking about the "Democrat National Convention", which doesn't actually exist, Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #19

If they can't find something to attack, they then make something up DSandra Aug 2020 #20

Step 1: Create straw man. Step 2: Attack straw man. Step 3: Receive cheers from base. Beartracks Aug 2020 #39

Just another one of his speaknow Aug 2020 #21

trumpy definitely is North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #23

Proof of Trump's abomination. ancianita Aug 2020 #25

Trump's distortion on Democrats and the pledge Make7 Aug 2020 #32

One, only one, video was shown on Fox, of a Muslim saying the pledge w/o "God" in it. ancianita Aug 2020 #34

Sigh... I am SO FREAKIN' TIRED of him. calimary Aug 2020 #26

The ugly history of the "Pledge" is discussed here Thunderbeast Aug 2020 #27

"FAKE NEWS! At 11:01 Lyin' Ted quotes a post from an hour and 20 mintues later!" JHB Aug 2020 #28

he probably heard that on the radio, where they're always saying that certainot Aug 2020 #30

Pledging Allegiance to the Denial of the Racist History of America; djacq Aug 2020 #31

Aaron Rupar with the receipts to prove this is a lie Arazi Aug 2020 #33

And the GOP with Putin put a demon in the White House C Moon Aug 2020 #35

I don't ever say the pledge at all. niyad Aug 2020 #36

This ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #56

Excellent reply! trump Hates God. Cha Aug 2020 #38

And God obviously doesn't speak to him. Beartracks Aug 2020 #40

Since the con is lying, can't they remove the tweet? KewlKat Aug 2020 #43

Just a minor idea!!! nwliberalkiwi Aug 2020 #45

Since he can't hear The Name, does that make him the Devil? JudyM Aug 2020 #47

I don't know who took God out of the pledge. BUT I do KNOW who spit in GODS eye. THE GOP. usaf-vet Aug 2020 #48

I would go along with that, but it would make sense to take the word under out too. n/t brewens Aug 2020 #52

One of the greatest Christian writers, Augustine of Hippo (354-430), wrote two books about lying Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2020 #53

thanks for sharing this - much appreciated. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #55

The political mind control behind this kerfuffle? bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #54