I pledge allegiance to the fags
Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland,
And to the public houses for which it stands
Four nations, under the weather,
Fairly risible,
With chicken tikka masala for all.
I have reservations about pledging loyalty to a person who got their position by reason of birth. I would happily pledge loyalty to the country, but I’m in no way a royalist.
I’d pledge an oath to the communities in which I live.
Except I think pledges are nonsense, as all they are are spoken words, and most people are to an extent insincere, even though they don’t acknowledge it.
National identity? For me it should just amount to a pledge to contribute to society, and not plan ways of living out your entire life on the take - along those lines anyway
Exactly - actions speak louder than words. Pledges are nonsense - if you care enough to make the pledge, you don’t need to make the pledge, if you don’t care enough, the pledge is just hot air.
Pledges are ridiculous IMO. I just don’t see the point. What is it actually trying to achieve? Low level indoctrination is the worst case, a pointless exercise is the best.
I wonder what generation of immigrant you have to be before you can complain about them dirty foreigners? I’m the son of an immigrant, can I complain or would that priviledge fall on my future children and grandchildren?
That’s what I’m saying, Zsofia. My husband made that after a year out of college. I make half that, still. Of course, differences in cost of living, etc, etc. Still, didn’t anyone ever tell them that there are poor people in backwards places like America who’d be happy to have that?
They could always take a cue from us Americans and just show up and start complaining about the natives. Then start complaining about the other foreigners who show up later. Works like a charm.
Yes, but your fifty thousand bucks buys a lot less there than here. Prices are generally 1 pound: 1 dollar.
When I moved to the States (from Britain) the Pledge of Allegiance scared the shit out of me; every student in my 2nd-period class standing up and facing the flag and mumbling something I didn’t really understand. It got twice as scary once I got someone to explain what the words were.
Reminded me of children in Chinese schools pledging their loyalty to the Party and State. Very bizarre.
Anyway, what’s the point? British schoolchildren will have “improved” on it probably within 24 hours of the official version being released.
While shepherds washed their socks by night
All watching BBC
The Angel of the Lord came down
and switched to ITV…
Good plan, but it’s hard to tell who the Celts are these days. Hardly anyone speaks Welsh or Lallans or even Gaelic…
Of course, when you become an English citizen, if you weren’t already, you have to take a pledge. At least I did. I can’t remember for the life of me what was in it, though – I think I pledged in the Queen’s name not to be a naughty boy, but with fancier language.
You know, you’re absolutely right – that’s exactly what I pledged to. Good to have the reminder, especially since I was thinking of blowing up Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder!
