Is it common in other countries to actually pledge allegiance to a flag? I would think it’s usually the country itself to which allegiance is pledged. I understand showing respect for the flag, and the republic for which it stands, but we don’t owe actual loyalty to the flag itself. The under god part seems troubling. I think there is some ambiguity as to whether the pledge is a pledge of allegiance to God. I see that the “under God” qualifies the one nation’s location, but is it arguable that the pledge implies allegiance both to the one nation and to the god above that nation? The liberty and justice for all should probsbly be amended at the very least to be liberty and justice for all persons lawfully on u.s.soil. Other exclusions may apply.
Why can’t the pledge simply be;
in the presence of our flag, we pledge our allegiance to the united states of America.
