A homeroom sit-in
Yet another protest involving the Pledge of Allegiance is in the news, but it's not quite what you might expect. This one doesn't involve the 1954 addition of "under God", but rather the practice of many schools during Foreign Language Week to recite it in languages other than English. This is stupid for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's just silly. Does it really matter what language is used? The feigned patriotism is still there. Secondly, and more importantly, there is no national language of The United States. Any attempt to legislate one would fail as it would violate the First Ammendment to the Constitution. But let's allow Patrick Linton, the 15-year-old idiot to speak for himself.
This is America, and we got soldiers at war. When you’re saying the Pledge in a different language which nobody understands, that’s not OK.
Oh, right, I forgot, there are soldiers fighting in another country, so somehow that makes it a terrible crime to say something in a language that you don't understand. I was wondering how the boy could be so dumb, until I read the remarks of his father, who said, "It’s like wearing a cross upside down in a church."
The whole time I read this, I couldn't help but think it felt like a piece by The Onion, but it seems real life is stranger than fiction.