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evyy -> RE: Rules for the Non Military (From a Veteran) (10/12/2006 3:38:06 AM)
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My son decided on his own volition not to salute the flag in protest over the war in Iraq. I told him I would support this decision but that he had better be prepared to deal with repercussions of his decision... ie catching flack from people like those in the OP that would want to harass him, possibly beat him. I recommended to him to keep soluting it. He made his own stand, I stood behind him, and yes he was harassed by a particular teacher. He threatened my son, I wrote a letter informing him if he gave my son grief I would sue. I did not want to do this.
This teacher had tenure, he tried to bust my son down for being even a fraction of a minute late, so my son was always early... except once he arrived right as the bell rang. He was put on detention for his one and only tardy. I called the school and was told that they wished they could fire him for his behavior, but they couldn't, one school official told me onthe down lo that the only way to get rid of him was if they faced a law suit for his violation of a student's civil rights. It is a nonissue now because my son is on independent studies, and this occurred soon after this incident.
I consider my son a fine citizen. I have never known him to smoke a cigarette, or take a drink. He has always been helpful to animals, old people, and small children. He has helped neighbors in need. That is just the sort of person he is. He does not curse or play music too loud, or disturb people... he just is a good person. And yet because of his moral stand against an unjust war some neanderthal would advocate assaulting him.
At first this OP did not trouble me much, and I joked it off, but the more I began thinking about it, the more I realized there are people who would kick my son's ass for something as stupid as saluting a freakin piece of cloth. And they call themselves Americans... it really disgusts me
I was in America a few years ago and went to school with a friend, and i have to say that the whole pledge of allegiance thing was completely outside my comfort zone, it was something that i could never conceive being made to do, personally i'm proud to come from a country where there is no demand or expectance of patriotism, because although i love my country, i don't appreciate much of what it stand for, its policies and what it does, and if i did then enviably there would be someone who had a different opinion to me, and so would not. instead of announcing my patriotism i would rather acknowledge my countries problems and work to improve it.
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