stellie | (no subject)

I refuse to say anything during pledge of allegiance anywhere. The whole of the United States in general does not know the proper way to chant the pledge and I will not lower myself to be drowned out by ill begotten pledgers who just mumble the words like everyone else.

THERE IS NO PAUSE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND UNDER GOD.

I will stand up. I will place my hand over my heart (your heart is slightly center, not completely left people!) and look towards the flag, as it stands for freedom and it has stood for such for quite a long time. And I respect that.

I'm not a christian. But I do have a sort of 'faith'. And that, my friend, is the belief in people. It's hard to keep a belief like that when no one around you can get anything right, even something so simple as a pledge. Then again, it's always easy to have a belief like that -- as long as you believe that people will be people and they fuck up most of the time. No one is perfect, not even me. But I can, at least, get the pledge right the first time =\ (I cannot, however, out-shout anyone... and people look at you funny when you chant loudly "ONE NATION UNDER DOG UNDEREDUCATED AND SHOELACES FOR ALL.")

/rant. Brought to you today by the letter D, the user

droid and the complete recollection of my disgust during the pledge-saying at the lobster's graduation last friday.

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While at times I have indeed thought about leaving, I love this country and what its supposed to stand for.

Leaving won't help America. Making sure to voice your displeasure and do something about it when possible, will.

I'd never leave the country due to my displeasure for something. Though I've thought about it, it's a bit like cowardice to do a thing like that. And I'm too stubborn to be a coward.

My entire county voted Kerry :\ Too bad the REST of Virginia didn't pitch in and do the same. /old fume.

I want to leave the country due to my unhappiness with living here. I've never felt I belonged here.

I'm not going sacrifice my happiness for trying to salvage something I just hate. This country is built upon nice principles, I just don't agree with them. I don't think that's the same as believing the country has just gone down the shitter and we need to get out.

See, that's different. And I respect that :D

You can come be a hermit with me XD