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I dont like that people keep insulting groups that i am part of and/or i support (like teenagers and lgbt). I consider that to be "indirect bullying", specially when there are lots of people from those groups in the same online community you say it.

Like, if you dont like a specific individual then dont apply their flaws to their entire group, just talk about him/her/them, and no innuendos or something
 
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Xdqwerty said:
I dont like that people keep insulting groups that i am part of and/or i support (like teenagers and lgbt). I consider that to be "indirect bullying", specially when there are lots of people from those groups in the same online community you say it.

Like, if you dont like a specific individual then dont apply their flaws to their entire group, just talk about him/her/them, and no innuendos or something
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Is nobody gonna reply?
 
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Xdqwerty said:
Is nobody gonna reply?
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Reply with what? It's not unpopular, in fact you will get banned in this forum if you ever speak against a protected group. It's also very tragic seeing someone from Venezuela fall into nonsense gender ideologies, you would think you would have learned by now.
 
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Just a sidenote: I don't know what y'all be tripping on... but Windows has always been free for me? Lol you pay for Windows?
(Yes, this is my unpopular opinion right now)
 
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"ReactOS has been in development since 1996. As of 2025, it is still considered to be feature-incomplete alpha software. Therefore, it is recommended by the developers to be used only for evaluation and testing purposes."
No wonder it's unpopular.
 
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I think the pledge of allegiance is Kim Jong Un type shit. 'Under god' is obvious but 'with liberty and justice for all' is also problematic, because that isn't really true but it gives the idea that it is.

And also forcing kids to 'pledge allegiance' to a flag that they don't know what it represents is kinda weird.
 
kijetesantakalu042 said:
I think the pledge of allegiance is Kim Jong Un type shit. 'Under god' is obvious but 'with liberty and justice for all' is also problematic, because that isn't really true but it gives the idea that it is.

And also forcing kids to 'pledge allegiance' to a flag that they don't know what it represents is kinda weird.
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So anything related to Nationalism is Kim Jong Un?? Like you think it's better for people to not be proud of the place they live in

In addition that schools don't force you to do the pledge because that's a 1st Amendment violation
https://www.freedomforum.org/pledge-of-allegiance-in-schools/

The Liberty and Justice for all part is an aspirational goal that needs to be reminded of for future generations of what the Founding Fathers fought for and what they need to hold to. It's a promise, that's what a pledge is. Look up that definition

+ The Under God Part was literally added in 1954 to help unify American Citizens during the Cold War because the Soviet Union was promoting Atheism under its Communist Ideology
-A nation that valued religious faith and freedom, as stated in the 1st Amendment too
https://www.history.com/this-day-in...ent-eisenhower-signs-in-god-we-trust-into-law

I'm sorry that a Nation just so happens to be 77% Christian and would like to spread the word about it and acknowledge the role their faith plays in the many American lives (Because that's what religion does)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_by_country
 
kijetesantakalu042 said:
I think the pledge of allegiance is Kim Jong Un type shit. 'Under god' is obvious but 'with liberty and justice for all' is also problematic, because that isn't really true but it gives the idea that it is.

And also forcing kids to 'pledge allegiance' to a flag that they don't know what it represents is kinda weird.
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Ehhh, you need some sort of glue that units people together, even if it may just for political purposes

In the big scale countries fight for who is the best one, so having a group of people that will defend (both in peace times and war) the country and talk good about it is a necessity

It is indoctrination but one that basically every country does in some way or another
 
Cranesbill said:
So anything related to Nationalism is Kim Jong Un?? Like you think it's better for people to not be proud of the place they live in
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I believe that blind patriotism is dumb. Patriotism shouldn't be taught like this (or at all); If it's justified people will become proud of their nation with no indoctrination needed.

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In addition that schools don't force you to do the pledge because that's a 1st Amendment violation
https://www.freedomforum.org/pledge-of-allegiance-in-schools/
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There are still social stigmas that come with not doing it. If you don't pledge, your friend and community could ostricise you and your teachers could be biased to drop your grades compared to your peers. That could be very bad for your life and career even years after.

Cranesbill said:
The Liberty and Justice for all part is an aspirational goal that needs to be reminded of for future generations of what the Founding Fathers fought for and what they need to hold to. It's a promise, that's what a pledge is. Look up that definition
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Yeah, and it also implies that there is 'Liberty or Justice' which there is not in a lot of cases. It might be 'okay' if schools taught the current modern injustices, but they don't. They say 'martin luther king did his thing and there is no no racism now'.

Cranesbill said:
+ The Under God Part was literally added in 1954 to help unify American Citizens during the Cold War because the Soviet Union was promoting Atheism under its Communist Ideology
-A nation that valued religious faith and freedom, as stated in the 1st Amendment too
https://www.history.com/this-day-in...ent-eisenhower-signs-in-god-we-trust-into-law

I'm sorry that a Nation just so happens to be 77% Christian and would like to spread the word about it and acknowledge the role their faith plays in the many American lives (Because that's what religion does)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_by_country
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I was under the impression it wasn't the cold war in 2025 /j

Part of religious freedom is freedom the ability to not be religious. Also haven't you heard of 'separation of church and state'. Most schools are public and part of the state.
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It is indoctrination but one that basically every country does in some way or another
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Canada doesn't. The UK doesn't. Germany doesn't. Japan doesn't. France doesn't.
 
kijetesantakalu042 said:
Canada doesn't. The UK doesn't. Germany doesn't. Japan doesn't. France doesn't.
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I understand the pledge is something basically only Americans do but as far as I know all countries have some sort of nationalistic propaganda in some way or another (Not like, extreme nationalism or ethno nationalism, more stuff like making people proud of the food they eat or their traditions, that sort of stuff)

I would assume, as you need to keep a lot of people with a positive or at least neutral view of it

Don't really pay much attention to what I say, I do understand what you mean as I personally always found it strange having such admiration for stuff like a flag
 
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kijetesantakalu042 said:
I believe that blind patriotism is dumb. Patriotism shouldn't be taught like this (or at all); If it's justified people will become proud of their nation with no indoctrination needed.
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Their will, let them live, and think of the advantages some healthy amounts of Patriotism can do like being engaged in civic duties

like a country needs an identity to cooperate because now we have a collective agreement on morals and ethnics
kijetesantakalu042 said:
There are still social stigmas that come with not doing it. If you don't pledge, your friend and community could ostricise you and your teachers could be biased to drop your grades compared to your peers. That could be very bad for your life and career even years after.
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I'm guessing you were told like that in a way a parent tells a kid that watching tv too long is bad for their eyes?

Buddy, after 7th grade, nobody gives a shit, there are classes where nobody stands, and there is no bias or hatred towards who stands or doesn't, and I live in the South, which is infamous for being more religious than whatever the hell is going on up there

Besides you live in Antarctica.
kijetesantakalu042 said:
Yeah, and it also implies that there is 'Liberty or Justice' which there is not in a lot of cases. It might be 'okay' if schools taught the current modern injustices, but they don't. They say 'martin luther king did his thing and there is no no racism now'.
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That's subjective, that's up to the teacher whether they wanna be political and teach the children about whatever is going on, as you said, "forcing kids to 'pledge allegiance' to a flag that they don't know what it represents is kinda weird." so forcing kids to hear your view points on complex modern social issues that they don't know what it means is weird too, but teaching them the foundation and ground of freedom, liberty, justice, our natural rights is better and neccessary, introducing the Pledge
kijetesantakalu042 said:
I was under the impression it wasn't the cold war in 2025 /j

Part of religious freedom is freedom the ability to not be religious. Also haven't you heard of 'separation of church and state'. Most schools are public and part of the state.
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There's a difference between teaching religion and promoting it

History and cultures were influenced by Religion, and we can't just skip those parts because they're crucial

The "Under God" part is the most neutral way you can do to keep a country united, our constitution isn't even based on the 10 Commandments or any kind of law in matter
 

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