This clip (that wouldn't upload!!) is from a movie called "The Red Pony". The reason I was watching this movie was because the kids that I babysit love watching old movies from the '40's and '50's. I noticed this particular clip only because, earlier that week in class,we had been discussing how back in the '40's, the pledge was said with your arm reaching out towards the flat, similar to the German solute to Hitler. Another interesting thing about the clip is that, during this time, the phrase "Under God" was not yet added. If you want to see the clip, just go to YouTube (or Google Video) and type in "The Red Pony Pledge of Allegiance" and click the first link! It's a really interesting clip!
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That is interesting. It’s both funny and kind of sad that something as simple as an old fashion salute to the flag would have to be discontinued because of it's association to a negative thing, like Hitler. It's similar to the Hindu symbol for peace. It's a backwards swastika, but it is barely used anymore because it is to easily mistaken for the Nazi swastika. Do you know when "under god" was added, because I just always thought it was originally written in there...
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