My school does not even have the pledge of allegiance. Comments?

[pork4days]

You're simply more connected to your nation's ethos and history than your peers... and apparently the faculty at your school. It's probably a 9-in-10 chance that the pledge has been pulled because of the "under God" portion that has come under fire in recent years. The scholarly types tend to think that asking kids to say that is tantamount to forcing religion upon them. Plus, it's sometimes difficult to find patriots in academia and since schools are mostly run by academics, it doesn't surprise me in the least to hear about this.

Everyone got really patriotic back in '01 when the towers fell. But 10 years is too much for our short attention-spans. All I can say is... keep the fire burning. We'll need people like you when the shit hits the fan again.