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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the Pledge of Allegiance told the truth:Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson tweets his version of the American Pledge of Allegiance.
https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/583643304983564290?s=09
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If the Pledge of Allegiance told the truth:Neil deGrasse Tyson (Original Post)
Ichingcarpenter
Apr 2015
OP
I teach school and long ago dropped "under god," say "liberty and justice for few."
callous taoboy
Apr 2015
#6
K&R I'd go with "And to the shareholders". All starts & ends with them. nt
raouldukelives
Apr 2015
#9
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)1. K&R for the truth
malaise
(269,127 posts)2. Get thee to the greatest page
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,554 posts)3. One small adjustment...
"...with Liberty and Justice for sale."
KnR
KnR
George Beerlover
(23 posts)7. True
"If you got the money, honey, we got your disease." - Axl Rose
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)4. K&R!
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)5. K&R.
callous taoboy
(4,585 posts)6. I teach school and long ago dropped "under god," say "liberty and justice for few."
I would quit saying it altogether if I wasn't concerned about catching a raft of shit.
tecelote
(5,122 posts)8. Perfect!
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)9. K&R I'd go with "And to the shareholders". All starts & ends with them. nt
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)10. Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark.
And is totally deserved.
Never liked that little "innocuous" piece of brainwashing foisted on us anyway.
barbtries
(28,808 posts)11. we've gone bad.
and we are not well. i don't know how it ends.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)12. Two rather stoned Alaskans just agreed.
We must be right, right?