Posted on Nov 1, 2014
Should Texas students be required to say Mexican Pledge of Allegiance?
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http://www.wfaa.com/story/local/2014/11/01/13811384/
You just can't make this stuff up. After watching the story, what is your reaction? Again like the former Marine who gets banned from his daughter's High School, we seem to be seeing a very aggressive attitude against American Exceptionalism and this is supported by President Obama.
What are your feelings about this and what would be your response?
You just can't make this stuff up. After watching the story, what is your reaction? Again like the former Marine who gets banned from his daughter's High School, we seem to be seeing a very aggressive attitude against American Exceptionalism and this is supported by President Obama.
What are your feelings about this and what would be your response?
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SGT Steve Vincent
I really love the beginning of this speech, where he is talking about hyphenated-Americans. He was specifically talking about the Irish and German immigrants at the time, but I think it has more bearing now, than it did when he first spoke these words. Everyone seems to be something else; African-American, Mexican-American, Insertethnicityhere-American. It sickens me. Whatever happened to just being an American? Whatever happened to American exceptionalism??
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I would refuse to do either as well, consequences and controversy be damned!!
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This is a big issue with me. I am vehemently opposed to letting any group of people that came here illegally but ahead of people that did so legally.
It may be that I see a conspiracy in this but it seems to me that this is a beachhead in a campaign. A campaign in the "mexicanation" of the U.S. Another example of this is the school district in California banning students wearing patriotic U.S. Shirts during Cinco de mayo. Did everyone else notice the Hispanic politician so no problem with it?
I think that this amnesty is going to lead to the decimation of the current culture in this country. I'm all for diversity here in the U.S. but not forced indoctrination at the expense of all other cultural groups.
I applaud the young ladies resolve and courage. I say not only no but hell no to any such educational plans in any classrooms in this country.
It may be that I see a conspiracy in this but it seems to me that this is a beachhead in a campaign. A campaign in the "mexicanation" of the U.S. Another example of this is the school district in California banning students wearing patriotic U.S. Shirts during Cinco de mayo. Did everyone else notice the Hispanic politician so no problem with it?
I think that this amnesty is going to lead to the decimation of the current culture in this country. I'm all for diversity here in the U.S. but not forced indoctrination at the expense of all other cultural groups.
I applaud the young ladies resolve and courage. I say not only no but hell no to any such educational plans in any classrooms in this country.
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If this story is in fact true, anyone involved with requiring this should be fired and have their teaching credentials permanently revoked. If you wish to pledge allegiance to another country fine, renounce your US citizenship and move to that country, period.
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SPC Phillip Ludlow
COL (Join to see) I agree sir! to quote a man of whom i strongly believe was one of the greatest leaders of his age, Pres. Theodore Roosevelt:
""In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
"Remember the Maine!"
""In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
"Remember the Maine!"
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first off, I'm some form of Hispanic and I have tons of friend who plaster Puerto Rican flags all over the place so I'm bound to be shot down for this comment. However, I really do find it funny how people will do anything, risk anything to leave their country but as soon as they are here and comfortable they want to preach country pride. That's like a Californian moving to Alaska and pouring sand and planting palm trees on their front lawn.
Just my two cents... and no i don't want a refund.
~John
Just my two cents... and no i don't want a refund.
~John
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That's why I take pride on being PUERTO MERICAN!!!! I rep two red, white and blue flags LOL!!
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No!!! If you want to live in the UNITED STATES learn English and practice our customs. What's changed since the days of Ellis Island. You came to AMERICA and became an American not the other way around. If you don't like it, take a walk.
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SGT Gregory Reilly I am so confused why people would not see this too. Either that or they are just empty minded.
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If they say any pledge other than the US Pledge of Allegiance it should be the Texas Pledge of Allegiance. After all Texas won it's freedom from Mexico and joined the US by treaty and NOT by annexation. The Hispanic community needs to remember this and STOP trying to give Texas back to Mexico. Those that think the US stole land, caused slavery, caused genocide on the Native Americans (I claim my NA heritage) and is an imperialistic country need to watch Dinesh D'Souzas' movie "America, Imagine the World Without Her". I just bought it and it is a fantastic movie, even better than "An American Carol". So I have one thing to say to those who say that the US has done so many bad things, GET OVER IT AND GET A LIFE.
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SSG Jim Foreman
I agree with SFC Attaway. This is America. We don't pledge allegiance to anyone except the United States of America.
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TSgt (Join to see) And in this country we get parents marginalized for even bringing it up. The idea was so absurd and when called out on it, they are marginalized and considered willing dupes. Come on now!!! SSgt (Join to see) CMSgt James Nolan SSG Maurice P. PO2 Ed C.
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PO2 Ed C. The first thing a liberal would say is, oh you right-wingers and then explain what she meant.. lol
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PO2 Ed C. That is true but I think the talking points are very well conceived. Okay, just for an example: The talk about the birth certificate. If the claims are right and I said, 'if', they would say something like it is proven'. And leave it at that. If they persist in saying this is true, then a person is labeled 'truther'. So let's see, we have deniers, truthers, 9/11ers (a crock), anti-abortion (which is true) and a litany of other pet phrases to make that 'right wing radical', but the person who stabbed the cops was just crazy. They are masters of thinly disguised wordcraft. Why? Because they then spend all day talking about the terms "those people" and they are winning because even conservative politicians fear PC.
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SSgt Stevan Auldridge
How in the heck is the Mexican Pledge of Allegiance even being uttered in an American school? What is going on?
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I have a few suggestions for those who think we should not be patriotic. Take your butts to a biker bar and say that. I am sure that they would buy you a round of beer or give their bikes to you. Maybe they would sing sounds about Mother Russia or praise ms-13 OR the Mexican Mafia. lol Come on man!!!!
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I can see learning the national anthem of Spain, Mexico, or another Spanish-speaking country in a Spanish class. Back in the '60s and '70s when I was learning French in Elementary and High School we did learn some of the lyrics of the Marseillaise. The pledge is more curious, although I wonder if the Mexican one is taken from the same basic text created by Francis Bellamy that ours has - if that is the case, then maybe the idea was to learn the foreign language version of an already familiar text. Nonetheless, I'd have picked a less sensitize text to do that with - movie scenes, popular songs, etc.. that have been translated into Spanish.
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