Well, it’s no surprise that we’ve arrived here at last. Not only are NFL players kneeling or refusing to stand during the National Anthem; remember when Shaun King exposed “The Star Spangled Banner” itself as racist, noting the presence of the word “slave” in the rarely sung third verse?
Now the Washington Post is here to expose the ugly history of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Perspective: The ugly history of the Pledge of Allegiance — and why it matters https://t.co/bztYmk69G2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 3, 2017
Christopher Petrella, a lecturer in American cultural studies at Bates College, writes:
While the language contained in the pledge is not overtly nativist or xenophobic, the spirit that animated its creation was steeped in this sort of bigotry.
Through the pledge, [Francis] Bellamy sought to define “true Americanism” against the rising tide of southern and eastern European immigrants “pouring over our country” in the early 20th century from “races which we cannot assimilate without a lowering of our racial standard.” Although Bellamy conceded that “the United States has always been a nation of immigrants,” he argued that “incoming waves of immigrants … are coming from countries whose institutions are entirely at variance with our own.”
Petrella concludes that protests like #TakeAKnee need to continue, writing that Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance “was, at its core, designed as an instrument of white nationalism deployed to combat the dangerous outsiders of his day.”
So … all we need to do is get rid of the racist national anthem and the racist Pledge of Allegiance and statues of Confederates and Christopher Columbus and Francis Scott Key and perform a “landscape intervention” for any triggering place names on campus and replace them with names that honor people of color.
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— Joseph Ashby (@JosephAshbyShow) November 4, 2017
Just when I thought the Wash Post may be starting to come to their senses we get this gem:https://t.co/wTmr3SDWCi
— Chris (@clskinsfan) November 4, 2017
The ugly history of journalism portrayed right here? https://t.co/4DWWTlvaaT
— Blowtorch62 (@Blowtorch62) November 4, 2017
Perspective: The ugly history of anti-American propaganda in the leftist MSM – and why they must be destroyed completely.#Propaganda https://t.co/0OiaJtpGn9
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Next: The Ugly History of the Washington Post. https://t.co/N91qLUcxgN
— The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) November 4, 2017
Nothing is off limits to the left. They've always hated the Pledge of Allegiance. https://t.co/ld6BTK0KRS
— Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) November 4, 2017
These people don't quit, just in case people delude themselves into thinking there's a middle ground. There isn't. https://t.co/5rQMun8Oh3
— 6EuropeanPups (@PleasantPups) November 4, 2017
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— Mark Noonan (@Mark_E_Noonan) November 4, 2017
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— TorchOnHigh-Nationalist (@TorchOnHigh) November 4, 2017
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— Deplorable Army Vet (@oldusarmyvet) November 4, 2017
The Left twists America's attempts at solidarity into evil. If they hate us, go to the country they love https://t.co/pIWfYOvB54
— Bruce B (@belisariusx) November 4, 2017
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Trying to destroy patriotism isnt working. It is bringing us together like never before. https://t.co/Op5Z8XdGdb
— Mikeinknoxville (@mikeinknoxville) November 4, 2017
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— Suzie (@sioxielegend) November 4, 2017
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Oh good grief. STOP. https://t.co/hZVGJhzZNJ
— Suze (@suze109) November 4, 2017
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