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.
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’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!”
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.
How about nothing? Why do we need to indoctrinate children with any kind of this bullshit?
The Nicene Creed
The I Love Egg song. No shortcuts.
Could even make an entire assembly about it. Every morning, spend five minutes dancing and showing allegiance to the vitamins and minerals in you, and oodles of the proteins too (oodle doodle)!
“we love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all we love each other” 🥰
Nothing. Maybe a “good morning, do your best, and remember to be kind today”
Nothing. There would be no replacement and the pledge would fade from memory.
The Pledge of Ethics?
give them shovels, and the person who digs the deepest hole gets given a non monetary prize
Gee, I dunno…How about learning something?
I pledge to be fair, stay curious and stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. To never forget we are a people dedicated to a just and free society for all. To be welcoming and inclusive of all peoples, rich or poor and the regardless if the color of their skin or their faith or gender or sexual orientation. Except Donald Trump. That guy is a jerk.
Nothing, propaganda pledges don’t have a place in institutions of learning.
Just let them visit amongst themselves for like two minutes and get ready to tackle the day.
