In the US most students recite “the pledge of allegiance” every morning before school, which is kind of crazy. If you were in charge, what if anything would you replace it with?
I would replace it with education. Which is the purpose of schools.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Nothing.
If you want your citizens to be loyal, give them a good life, not a brainwashing.
I am a Swede, my life has been good, I may not be physically fit for fighting, but I absolutely would join the military and do support for the fighting for Sweden if needed.
I, too, would fight for Sweden, which I’ve only visited a few times to see my new in-laws.
Sweden is THAT awesome.
Fucking unrealistic, like the shire but with unreasonably gorgeous and decent people.
I’m an American moving to Sweden right now.
I’d fight for you in a second. You’re good people and I don’t think you’d start shit without a reason.
So I guess “And you have my state of the art military AI drone technology!”
Nothing, propaganda pledges don’t have a place in institutions of learning.
Nothing. Just let the kids do their morning uninterrupted.
It’s state law where I live. Fucking crazy.
The 7 sacred tenants of the Satanic Temple
Ironically, I think the Satanic Temple would oppose such a policy.
This one sounds kinda good:
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the another is to forgo your own.
- Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
- People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion , wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Satanic laugh
One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
… insomuch as doing so doesn’t harm others.
(Don’t want the vaccine, get your tent and your polar bear rifle (just kidding; those things will fuck you up before you even see them coming).)
Nothing. Maybe a “good morning, do your best, and remember to be kind today”
How about nothing? Why do we need to indoctrinate children with any kind of this bullshit?
“we love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all we love each other” 🥰
Nothing. There would be no replacement and the pledge would fade from memory.
2 minutes of deep breathing to relax and concentrate, repeated through the day.
That’s it, just give everyone a chance to relax and center before getting back to the crazy.
Square breathing
That’s it, makes a big difference when you need it.
By Grabthar’s Hammer, by the Suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged.
No pledge. And “God bless America” should be dropped in favor of “Yippie-Ki-Yay, motherfucker”.
I just never did it, why even replace it. just remove it entirely.
