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?

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
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    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.

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      I, too, would fight for Sweden, which I’ve only visited a few times to see my new in-laws.

      Sweden is THAT awesome.

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      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!”

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    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.
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      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).)

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    How about nothing? Why do we need to indoctrinate children with any kind of this bullshit?

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    No pledge. And “God bless America” should be dropped in favor of “Yippie-Ki-Yay, motherfucker”.

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    The 7 sacred tenants of the Satanic Temple

    Ironically, I think the Satanic Temple would oppose such a policy.

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    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.