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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which makes a lot more sense then pledging alleigance to the cheap sheet of flexible plastic in the classroom

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The pledge was invented by a flag salesman. So the cheap flag in every classroom is the point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would love to believe this but i can't find any evidence. Do you have a source?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

People keep linkin to Francis Bellamy's Wikipedia as source for this. Haven't read it myself yet. Seems more likely that they capitalized after creation, when they realized some money could be made.

Can't imagine theres tons of money in flags but who knows.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Neat. He was a flag salesman and a Christian socialist.