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"I don't get all choked up about yellow ribbons and American flags. I consider them to be symbols, and I leave symbols to the symbol minded." - George Carlin
They are symbols, it's what they stand for that matters.
Make no mistake, George Carlin was a genius.
@Richard Jones Me too!
I so much wanted to have something of value to contribute to your concise, precise distillation of the subject matter, but, I see that greater men have already summed it all up!
Between you, George, and a couple of the comments, even a simpleton should be able to get it...but, of course, what we're dealing with is a different breed of rabid stupidity, hell-bent on self-destruction.
@d bc No, he said "symbol minded"...a funnier take on "simple minded". Why would he have said cymbal when his entire rant was talking about symbols?
@@twochordcool God damn, Timothy.
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins
Absolutely. And I prefer someone who burns the flag to someone who corrupts the flag by putting a blue stripe on it. Burning the flag is an open an honest protest protected by the US Constitution. Putting a blue stripe on the flag is a corrupt & sinister attempt to cloak the oppression of liberty and justice for all with the symbol of liberty and justice for all.
It makes me want to puke.
I miss the sharp wit of Molly Ivins. It would be interesting to hear what she would say about what is happening now.
I miss Mplly Ivins a lot.
@@ArcFixer fully agree I hate that shit so much
Right on Art ,...
I'm not even an American and that's an idea that I could get behind. Thats a pledge for humanity itself.
Do you live in the U.S.?
Same.
That's exactly the point--to stop thinking of humanity as a byproduct of national identity.
@@YOURmom-zv8be nope New Zealand 🇳🇿
The truth we have never stood up to and believed in what it says especially IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
"Because beyond the borders do not live a lesser people". This channel is a keeper.
Yep, definitely a keeper 😁 Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis
@@tammystockley-loughlin7680 Greetings most positive person on the Internets! I truly hope that you and yours are well and safe! As for the saying above, it's on Beau's tee shirt, in case no one caught that.
I attended a family gathering last evening for my "little' brother's 58th Birthday and I wore one of Beau's tees to the 'event'! It was a very small, event, to be certain. but the tee said:
"I am not a gay black trans female homeless refugee Rhino with suicidal ideation."
It was a limited edition from the Beau Collection that 50% went to Save the Rhinos!
Great conversation stopper! LOL! At least with my mom and Princess sister, my bro loved it!
Yay, he's back! Love and Light back at ya dear one!
@@maggierezac5820 we're hanging on...Although 've been able to work at the grocery throughout this, and my spouse was finally able to have his rotator cuff surgery done after hurting it in March, I have tried to keep it up...this week was tough, my dog died then a few days later my cat didn't come in at night...i can't stand the quiet.
@@tammystockley-loughlin7680 I am so very sorry for your loss! After I had to put to sleep my last cat, I vowed the only pet I would have would be a turtle, that would more than likely outlive me!
Peace and goodly thoughts dear one!
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You have just pissed off a lot of jingoistic self proclaimed patriots. I love it.
and not for the first time. Nor the last, I'm sure.
@@ExkupidsMom , True , Lol.
If they're mad about the truth that we should all pledge ourselves to liberty and justice, they're not only wrong, but enemies of liberty and justice.
Yes he pissed in their coffee
@@terranceholliday5958 No, they pissed in the coffee pot, but forgot about it. Now they are mad when Beau points out that there's piss in their coffee, and nothing will stop them from doing all they can to find anyone other than themselves to blame for it.
The pledge is very creepy, the kind of thing that sounds like it was invented for novels about political dystopias from the thirties forties and fifties.
That's not entirely wrong...
Funnily enough the author was a socialist utopian. But he was secular, even though he was a Christian.
@@blackflagsnroses6013 That might make a lot of sense, him chuckling to himself as he crafts the words that are chanted to the golden calf.
@@ExkupidsMom ikr? I was reading that thinking "wait, I thought that's what happened?"
Voila!
The fact that we even have a pledge of allegiance the way we do is cultish and creepy as hell.
Yep. Several of my friends that live overseas saw a pledge of allegiance scene in a movie recently and were like... wtf... is that real?
It was written as an advertisement to sell more flags
@@malifex9922 Yeah during the first lockdown last year I remember seeing a bunch of kids being made to stand in a street saying that pledge cuz they couldnt go to school to say it there.
That shit was fucking scary and looked like something out of a dystopian cult in some kinda horror movie to me as an outsider.
"Beyond America's borders do not live a lesser people." This should be on our money, frankly.
I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all! I love this!!
"Liberty and justice for all"
"execept you, you and you".
If the nation doesn't have liberty and justice for all, there is no flag or republic fitting the description in the pledge, so it's a pledge of allegiance to nothing....right?
I mean, that is the logical consequence of that, isn't it?
@Woodland Gangsta Who, Me?
"Liberty and justice for all *"
* terms and conditions apply. May not be available in all 50 States. Subject to change.
When my kids were young and had to say it in school, they would say "for some" instead of "for all".
@@galxieranger8277 may be revoked at any time*
It's not in the Constitution. The flag isn't either. Nor is Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Buddha, etc..
White evangelical Christian supremacy or any religious supremacy are not in the Constitution either.
I wonder how people will be if someone says Allah, or Buddah in the place of God. Those people would be hypocrits.
Nor does it mention anything about the separation of church and state
@@drock9009 what do you mean. How will they be hypocrites? Expound, if you will
@@YOURmom-zv8be It doesn't say the words "freedom of religion", either. The great thing though is we know that separation of church and state is exactly what is spelled out in the 1st amendment because we have the words of the who actually wrote it stating that themselves. They knew you cannot have freedom of religion (or any freedom really) without keeping religion (and especially Christianity) out of government. The prior 1500+ years of oppressive Christian nations proved that pretty clearly. Which is what James Madison (aka The Father of The Constition) once stated in a memo:
"Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and & Gov't in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history"
Madison also clarified that the separation of church and state outlined in the constitution was TOTAL:
"The civil Government, though bereft of everything like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success, whilst the number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people, have been manifestly increased by the TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE CHURCH FROM THE STATE" -James Madison
D S along with Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists where he specifically referenced separation of church and state.
My fiances' best friend was born in the Soviet Union and when she first came to the United States she thought the pledge of allegiance was the biggest example of indoctrination she had ever seen.
I like it. I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all. Thanks, Beau
I smiled so hard when you said I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all
@Christine Reardon Yes, it felt right deep down inside.
Same.
And I exclaimed, " Yes!".💜
But, but, but... That's... That's... That's... GLOBALISM!😱🤪🤯... 😏
@@thehellyousay But...
that's "humanity".💚
Now that's something I could pledge allegiance to and I'm not even an American.
That's a pledge worthy of this nation:
"I pledge Allegiance to Liberty and Justice for all."
Exactly, why are we pledging allegiance to a flag? It's the ideals of liberty and Justice for all that are important.
I'm not sure our nation is worthy of this pledge, but we should all work toward that goal.
Is that nation worthy of the idea though?
Thats a pledge most people on this planet could make and relate to.
@@fritanke2318 And it's certainly not uniquely american.
Your rendition is way better. I have no allegiance to a flag, and I support humanity more.
I spent a large chunk of my childhood explaining to teachers that I wouldn't pledge my allegiance to a piece of cloth. Fortunately, they didn't try to force me to say the pledge.
@@ChefMimsy Not a fan of Idolatry? Or just creeped out by the cultish vibes?
@@anderssorenson9998 both!
Absolutely agree, much better. To the point, no borders, no religion (what the hell was up with adding that?), and no symbolism.
I pledge allegiance to the flag..not a flag..the United states of America flag..its symbol sure.Means nothing if liberty and justice FOR ALL if isnt practiced..means nothing.Trump has made the Flag out to be more than it is due to the kneeling by NFL players. I agree with their kneeling..its their right under free speech,1st amendment to the constitution of these United States of America..this is where the flag has been abused..politicized by an authoritarian government, Trump admin
Wow!!! This is so powerful. Let me be 1st to pledge allegiance to Liberty & Justice for ALL!!!!
Well, you're too late to be first... however, I commend you for taking the #LibertyAndJusticePledge! We're in this together!
That's why my Daughters stopped standing for it after Elementary school.
I'm extremely proud of your daughters. And of you as a parent.
TBH the whole pledge of allegiance deal has always been incredibly weird. Indoctrination of children at its most blatant.
It may be just a thought, but this one is spectacular.
Kissazz
I never get tired of his "just thoughts"
Beau is on a roll, nailing it, direct and on point, removing all the fluff and getting to the heart of the matter. I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.
He on fire tonight. 😅
Beau! I will be a shirt with that slogan from your site.
Tight enough to be a bumper sticker.
It’s time for the flag to start pledging its allegiance to “We the People “
I agree wholeheartedly.
I think it's imperative we quit fetishizing the symbols, and a start upholding of the actual values those symbols represent.
"Allegiance to a flag", there's the problem.
@Gabriel Rabin you may be interested to know that there is a world flag. It's a series of interlocking white rings on a blue field
Gary that would make more sense.
Thanks for the idea.
@Gabriel Rabin Tribalsim. plain and simple
See that's the problem today. For them being a patriot means that you worship a flag, a song and a false idol in Washington but that's all it needs to them. They Don't Love everybody, they don't look for justice for everyone. And if you took up a handful of dirt and put it in their hands and say that the love of this, this dirt from the country you love is Real patriotism they'd have no idea what you were talking about because to them it's flag song false idol flag song false idol ad nauseam. And all because he hates the same people they hate
How did God slip in there at the end? Seriously, as a Canadian, watching the US get their religion all mixed up in their lives, just.. ugh..
It's the "under God" part I always had trouble with. Even as a kid I could see that it was in conflict with the first amendment.
Glad you always had a problem with that part. Now you're empowered to have a problem with some additional parts, and just boil it down to essence.
It's that separation of church and state thing isn't it, I always found that odd.
Orwellian Horseman Yep!💯
Ya know, I suppose it MAY be in conflict with the First Amendement, but I'm not sure it IS. Allow me to think 'out loud,' to further discussion. The 1st Amendment begins, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excercise thereof..." so my question is, does the argument that there is a conflict rest on the premise that the phrase "under God" respects an establishment of religion? What do we make of the phrase, "Congress shall enact no law"? I could totally be persuaded here.........present solid textual analysis, or make a persuasive argument. ;) [By the way, I'm not monotheistic, so I have no 'horse in this race,' as they say.]
Orwellian Horseman of the Apocalypse
What about the national anthem talking about not giving refuge for runaway slaves?
The sky just cleared, a rainbow is shining, and a choir of Angel's is singing. Why? Someone just spoke truth on social media. That's not just a thought you shared, Beau. That is a fact.
“Indivisible” I scratch my head when I hear that word. People still recite that word but yet we are divided. If the pledge were a mission statement we would be failing.
Does it strike you as at all odd that they chose that particular point where it says "one nation indivisible" to insert "under God?" The act divides the phrase by ramming a God into the issue.
But if they did that, how would they rile up the masses with hatred, racism and bigotry?
We wouldn't! And wouldn't that be wonderful?!?
Fear of the other is a natural part of the human animal, it used to be small tribes knocking the shit out of each other then they formed alliances against a different other and on and on. We'll shake it off eventually when the alien armada arrives. It's 2020 so I knocked on wood just to be on the safe side.
You guys are missing the all important point to end all points..."but, but, her emails, you guys! Her emails!!!" 😵
Sarcasm 😄
@@elram2649 You think it's sarcasm, but Trump still has his crowds chanting 'Lock her up!'.
@@chezmoi42 , Trump exhorting his supporters to chant "lock her up" is classic psychological projection; being locked up is the thing he both most fears and most deserves.
"I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all." Great new T shirt and bumper sticker, Beau.
I'd also fly that flag.
I like to echo the late great George Carlin's sentiment, "I leave symbols to the symbol minded".
Didn't he also say something to the effect of if you have a good enough product, you don't need to advertise? Or was that Stanhope?
When I was in Law School, I got ready for a fight over Texas v. Johnson (the case that said flag burning is protected under the 1st Amendment). My main argument was "you burn a flag, you burn a piece of cloth. You ban burning the flag, and you destroy the very values it stands for. One of these is replaceable. The other is not. One of these disrespects the flag. The other makes it worthless." (There was more to it, but it would basically be citing a bunch of other cases we had to read in support of this).
Hilariously enough, the entire right wing division of that class stayed silent other then a stupid, token "if you burn the flag, you're against democracy" that was barely worth a single line in response, much to the surprise of the professor and a few people who apparently wanted to see me take down the right wing of the class.
Thank you for all of your hard work. If more people thought like you, the world would be a better place.
Awesome vid.
I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.
I Pledge Allegiance: To Liberty, EQUALITY, and Justice For All
"The Pledge was supposed to be quick and to the point. Bellamy designed it to be recited in 15 seconds. As a socialist, he had initially also considered using the words equality and fraternity but decided against it, knowing that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans." (Wikipedia: Pledge of Allegiance:Origins:Bellamy pledge)
Seems redundant. Can you even have justice for all without equality.
Under God was added when the country was worried about Communists.
Which is totally illogical, considering the USA was founded as a secular nation to begin with laws based on non-religious principles. Not to mention the earliest Christian church practiced communism.
No, it was added because theocratic Christians saw a ripe opportunity to foist their god on the rest of the country.
I remember when the pledge was changed to add “Under God”. It still sounds odd to me.
This for a country which claims to separate church from state.
Gambier Massive -Hell, yeah. We can’t all be young progressives. Some of us grew old.
Gambier Massive - do you think Beau knows?
McCarthy.
Please share your story. The republic stands for all when it is secular and only then.
"... liberty and justice FOR ALL"
[note: the following comment has been made obsolete by en edit to the comment above. I leave it here for thread continuity, unedited save for adding this note up front.]
Then I hope you won't disparage me (and I don't mean to disparage you!) for pointing out that it's liberty and justice. Liberty and freedom sounds redundant to me. Otherwise, I agree!
@@DavidLindes lol. You are right; it is redundant. I must have had one of those weird psychological glitches.......I'm gonna edit it, now. ;)
Cheri Ann real patriots criticise the wrongs they see in government & point out inequality. It is the first step to improving them. Only fakes claiming to be patriots would denounce & attack those that would advance the cause of liberty & equality .
I think anyone that is actually patriotic would uphold the ideals of liberty and justice for all because that is what the true spirit of America. We are 'a more perfect Union' which implies we are not done creating 'the perfect Union' and leaves room for that revision. We must all strive to create a better place for everyone and anyone that stands against that cause CANNOT love America, the Constitution, liberty or justice and is therefore a fake patriot. Anyone that tries to deprive anyone else of those fundamentally American ideals of justice and/or liberty is NOT an American patriot, it's that simple.
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Well said my internet friend!
"Just a thought" has made an impact on many of us. That is one hell of a thought and your revision is what matters more. I love it.
"Symbols are for the symbol minded"
I think that was George Carlin.
Dragging religion into was a big mistake, it was better before.
pledging allegiance to flags was a big mistake, it was better before
@@JakeMcNaughton I like to tell pledge fanatics that my father didn't say the pledge when he was in school because no one in Ohio did at that time. It's *not* a tradition the founding fathers started after writing the constitution. While the pledge was first written in 1892, and I think the boy scouts started picking it up along the way, it wasn't really used in public schools until WWII and only really took off during the cold war and the addition of "under god." People were plenty patriotic before being forced to do a pledge and salute every morning in school.
But that Umbrella is still allowing some to get soaking wet. Just a thought
But what if we focused on that idea instead of a flag?
@@BeauoftheFifthColumn I was raised to focus on the Idea, the flag only got in the way during my military career. Great message either way , I always appreciate Knowledge.
It all needs to stop. Back in my day we weren't taught to worship a flag or a song or the president. We were taught to respect them but not worship them. And all those idiots out there were never taught flag etiquette or maybe they just tuned their minds out. If people from the 1950s the 1960s maybe even the 1970s could come forward in time and see how the flag was being treated disrespectfully they'd be shocked and they probably wouldn't have any children
Flag etiquette. It should be raised in the morning as soon as the sun comes up and taken down in the evening as the sun is going down. It must never touch the ground and it should be properly folded in a tri-fold which is just like what you see soldiers giving War widows. It should never fly in the rain. And a torn or ragged flag should be replaced immediately. If an important person dies it should be flown at half mast. This was not flag worship this was flag respect. Today's flag worshippers don't care how much the damn thing is torn up they let it stay out all night come rain or sleet or snow and yet they're screaming about what great Patriots they are. What they actually are is totally disrespecting this country and what it really stands for.
Thank you Beau, you got me thinking about this whole thing on a much deeper level!
@@tanawilliams7498 Not to mention all the flag shirts and other merchandise, which they seem to flaunt, which is a violation of the flag code.
How can you be a "true" Christian and idolize a symbol...the flag.
Let's talk about the Pledge of Allegiance... TRANSCRIPT
“Well, howdy there, Internet people. It’s Beau again.
So tonight, we're gonna talk about the Pledge. We're gonna do this because Carrie posted something. Carrie was my editor in an outlet I used to write for. Now she does stuff for this channel.
She posted something and it got me thinking. So, I went back and looked and sure enough. It's true. The Pledge of Allegiance has gone through several revisions over the years.
It started out in 1892. “I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Then an early revision, 1892-1923. “I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
1923-19, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. “
1924-1954, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
1954- Current version: “I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The fact that this was inspired by an editor is just happy coincidence in some ways. As a journalist, when you're writing, you have to be concise. You have a word count. You've heard it in movies. “Give me 300 words. Give me 600 words.”
If you have ever written, you know that 300 words is not much. 600 words is not much. you have to be concise. The easiest way to be concise is to get rid of anything that doesn't really matter to the main story, the main idea, what you're trying to convey.
Now if you're up against a word count, and you're trying to figure out what to get rid of, the first place to go is your revisions. Because if you had to revise it to make it clear and it's really not that important to the main idea, it can go.
If you were to apply this concept to the Pledge, you would end up with a pledge that sounds something like, “I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.”
The rest of the clauses at some point had to be revised.
“I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.”
Man isn’t that a whole lot better? Doesn't it really get to the point? You're not pledging allegiance to a symbol, but to an idea. Something that matters. Not the symbol that is supposed to represent that idea, but the actual idea. That's where your allegiance lies.
So much better. It truly embodies the promise that this country made. “Liberty and justice for all,” and it got it wrong in the beginning, right? We all know that. And as time went on, that umbrella of liberty and justice, well, it covered more and more people.
Because that's what matters. Not the flag. Flag's a symbol representing that idea. The idea is what matters.
That shortened pledge, “I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.” Not just does it better embody things, not just is it more concise, it’s universal. It doesn't stop at the borders.
Because beyond America's borders do not live a lesser people. It applies to everybody. Gives us a goal. Gives us something to actually fight for. Something worth fighting for.
I personally think that if we focused on the ideas rather than the symbols, the world would be a whole lot better off.
Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good night.”
Now that's a pledge for which I can stand.
The republic has fallen, and hold none of my allegiance.
Absolutely.
thats ok, there will be some of us with sound mind and understanding leftover to rebuild afterwards.
hopefully...
Do the ideals of liberty and justice for all hold any?
But would you not hold an oath to Beau's suggestion? To liberty and justice for All? I do not demand itbof you I merely ask...
But will you hold it's beer? ;)
Pledging allegiance to a flag is nationalism. Pledging allegiance to liberty and justice is Patriotism...let's be the ideal
I like it! It's the civil version of the Golden Rule, which is also universal.
I love your version, SO MUCH MORE.
Her version. :)
I've always wondered exactly how many times one must pledge "allegiance" until it finally took.
If you are making the pledge yourself then no one else needs to see it. Doing the pledge together, in public, is a way to reinforce the "group think". If someone doubts the consensus but sees everyone else still going along with the concensus the it causes one to doubt themselves rather than the concensus.
The idea that an oath of fealty removes your ability to revoke consent to be governed sure is a convenient notion for a government. I'd say you're released from the pledge anytime the institution betrays an ideological promise. Contracts are not unilateral. So pretty much no one can be reasonably said to be bound by it currently. Or at least, very few.
@@anonymous.caller If you mean me, yeah, I'm aro ace. But I more meant infractions of the social contact on the behalf of the government are currently daily and ongoing.
@@anonymous.caller None taken, I'm just dry and wry. :)
This is beautiful. So simple, so powerful. One of your best.
Anyone else thought about what our current world would look like if the values that Beau presents daily were, at the very least, in every president of this country? Beau, if you ever do decide to go into public office, you've got my vote. Thanks for all you do.
They make us do it in school, so just to spite them, I always label us as "The *Imperial* States of America"
I never took my hat off, and I got in a fight with some kid bc of it 😂
"I pledge alligence to the flag of the Imperial States of America, one nation, under RA"
Imperial States of America??!!.... soooooo, every 4 years, it's the same royal family dictating to you who you work for ( you do work... don't you ?) and what you're allowed to say and who you get to chill with ? Man, the Imperial Family must have a boat load of money to waste on the ruse of campgaiging every "election"......guess they like the diversion ?
And that is where the brainwashing starts.
fritz Pelayo yup, it's pretty much like that. Not exactly, but close enough. The two puppet parties are just a distraction to keep us all fighting so we ignore the men behind the curtain.
I am from the NL and I am very worried about the U.S.A. Thank you for showing people are still thinking and aware of the foundation. Please win against the wave of stupid and fear. You guys can be awesome again!
@@garyswift135 You represent your country then perhaps any president because you share thoughts not edicts. Think the best quality a president can have is to listen. And just be honest. I really appreciate your articulation of your thoughts.
Yes we can and we will be come Nov.3
why cannot we shoot lies! www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-54156357
I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all. this is the best pledge I can think of making
Got goosebumps!!! "I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all!"
Howdy, Internet Beau, it's people again.
I pledge this new allegiance you speak of. #LibertyJusticePledge.
glad I learned something new today - NO idea there were edits 2 the Pledge of Allegiance. love, love, love this channel. u always challenge my thinking🤓👍🏽 ... #SupportIndependentMedia
When I was in the fourth or fifth grade, I started asking questions about the meaning of the words pledge, and allegiance. Because outside of the pledge, these words are not often times used. At least no in grade school. Once I learned their meaning, I found that I was unable to repeat the pledge, despite standing and appearing to participate. I could not get past the idea that it was wrong to instruct children to make what amounted to a life long promise of loyalty to any nation when these children had no means by which to compare where they live with anywhere else on the earth.
Your version of "I pledge allegiance, to liberty and justice for all." Now that's an idea I could have gotten behind and have been proud to have recited to this day. Beau, you sir a person for whom I hold genuine esteem and respect.
I pledge allegiance to Queen Fragg, and her mighty state of hysteria...
Help! It's the thought police!
Beau, Bro I’ve really been checking you out on here and man I’ve like your channel from day one. We are from 2 totally different backgrounds, but this is what makes America. Keep up the good work. This is real shit..Stay focused Beau.. God Bless Us All..
Welcome to the club of internet people who want to think about the issues. We are looking forward to any civil discourse you bring. 💙
It will be a lovely day when people realize that saying God Bless Us All in general without realizing that the ones they say it to might not necessarily believe in God, it really is pushing the boundaries of being intrusive and to some even rude.
Would you like if someone had a strong belief you don't agree with and have them end conversations with a saying that only they can appreciate yet one that you strongly disagree with or even just don't subscribe to. Example of sayings such as Gays Will Save Us All, Allah Will Bless Us All, or how about The Devil Will Help Us All. Not saying you are against those things but I can guarantee it is something that you wouldn't like if people gave blanket statements to you under the assumption they are somehow helping you when in reality it is something you have strong beliefs against or even take offense to.
When it comes down to it, you don't have to push your beliefs on people and try to think of the feeling you would feel if it was flipped the other way. We need to be inclusive as a society and by conversing in a way that includes and does not give a "this is my tribe not yours" feeling. We could move forward and progress so much faster.
Hi Rank One, We're all thinking together.
@@SLEEPYJK I take your point and agree to an extent but perhaps you could agree that the sentiment expressed by Rank One can be taken in the spirit obviously intended.
Yes, I was well aware of the multiple revisions to the Pledge, with the latter one so influenced by Mccarthyism... MASH episode where Colonel Flagg challenges the doctors' "loyalty oath": Hawkeye (Alda) "Where do I go to not sign?" If you have to have a document for loyalty then you expect no loyalty
Or in "Catch-22" where they were requiring people to sign loyalty oaths before they were allowed to eat.......of course, our Dear Leader is a big believer in such things- he allegedly fired James Comey because Comey would not pledge his loyalty to Trump personally.
*When patriotism requires outward performance like the recitation of a pledge, you know it is hollow. True patriots don't need that. They give up what they have to protect, save, and preserve their country without demanding anything in return.*
Sometimes short and sweet is the way to go. Having taken a deep dive into the rabbit hole of American history, sometimes my patriotism leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Despite that, I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.
You're a legend & brought my fam together. Thank you 💕
I wish he could do the same for mine.
@@saafewolf69 maybe he can, my dad really understood him but I had to wait for the right moment and for my father, that's the military. For my mother it's children and safety of women. Now they weren't Trump folks because they hated how he treated women. They are traditional conservatives and my dad has a very apolitical expression, he's registered independent & doesn't tell people how he votes but he's deeply tradition. He is very "triggered" by the new anti-soldier narrative he related to BLM and Beau's presentation really resonated with him. This was years of fighting over conservativism and support of things I thought actively weakened the rep. Party and we're regressive. They can see those things through Beau. He lacks a pretentiousness and he meets them where they are at. Don't give up, there may be another voice for your family. It's not all hopeless, this is an insane turn around I never expected. Positive vibes to you friend! My mom actually gained alot from Dave Chappelle's speech 😅 you never know what will reach people and how. 💗
@@BattyNeko True, you never know what will reach people, but my stepdad recently told me he wasn't voting Bidon, because he's not Republican. So obviously, he cares more about party than people or policy.
Damn I like that! I’m totally gonna remember that. Not to mention share the shit out of this 🤘
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I will remain faithful to the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality, but never again will I pledge allegiance to anything or anyone.
Nine words. It’s perfect. My son stopped standing for the Pledge at his high school the day after Trump was elected. Over a third of his class joined him. He knew. And so did I. Let’s start working towards liberty and justice for all again this November.
"O Canada, our home ON native land..."
" " - UK
I've heard Canada is a nation whose main focus is mining. It's nice there are they take ok care of people who aren't Indigenous, but they're just as happy to roll pipelines and stuff through sacred land and force Indigenous women to sterilization. They don't have the same gun problem, but they're not angels, either. They have had anti-mask protests and white supremacists, anti-immigration. No country is perfect. I'd still rather be Canadian than American, though. Easy choice.
I live in Canada and we are not giving it back. Oh and I was born here too so no where else to go.
Canadian here and although we do have our own issues, you could probably chalk that up to us being only approx 35 million folks that it's not noticeable in the same capacities as in the USA. I came from the middle of the country, born and raised on a farm in what could be considered our Bible Belt. Well I find myself on our west coast for about 10 years of my adult life and I've seen saints and I've seen some people who could be in the running for worst person alive. However, I don't think I'd want to live anywhere else. It says Friendly Manitoba on our license plates for a reason and although I've taken myself out of the farm, the farm has never left me. I try to be the good in the world that I want to see and I've seen many good folks who appear to be doing the same.
@@suimeingwong2043 There's no "we", and you can go back to China.
This is the very subject I discussed with my uncle recently. We had been talking about the BLM movement and I was explaining it. Being the intelligent man he is, he got it and understood my statement about not being willing to stand for the anthem because we aren't the land of the free nor will I say the pledge until there is liberty and justice for all. But now, after hearing this, I'd be willing to say the revised version.
As an educator, I would like to say, thank you!
Long felt that the words "under god" need to be removed because of the intent of the Founding Father's to ensure separation of church and state. The Beau version of the pledge, however, is even better. UP VOTE BEAU ... you're right.
Imagine if that was it. This is what I will say from now on.
That needs to be a bumper sticker!
I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all. ...beautiful!
A very powerful thought. A humane and compassionate thought. Thank you.
Put that pledge on a tshirt, please. I'll buy one for myself, friends, and family
And I can stand for that
3 minutes in, 17 comments. Folks like ya Beau
Wow, that was powerful.
"I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all"
This needs to be a bumper sticker.
Wow! Man, I am from Canada and a History teacher. Your message really resonated with my values. You are spot-on when you say that values transcend borders. Keep educating!
Liberty and justice for all says it so well, so concisely and so clearly. That is worthy of a nation founded on the goal of a more perfect union.
Beau, you nailed it, I think lots of people would like that new pledge on a T-shirt, just a thought.
Tomorrow, half the high school and college English teachers will
have to resign their positions thanks to Beau. What a great lesson for writers and journalists he just delivered! Why are English teachers even needed anymore?
You can learn more about writing and journalism here than you can
in most of the high schools and universities in this country. That was a wonderful and remarkable
comment. Thank you.
Beau, if YOU ever run for high Office, you have MY vote. Thank you for this video...❤👍👍
The pledge of allegiance is kinda creepy.
It gives off a nazi youth vibe when i see school kids doing it.
Even creepier with the Bellamy salute as the pledge was done pre WWII.
Beth Exactly. It’s weird.
Even more so when you grasp that it's children made to recite it daily or face punishment. Thankfully this has to my knowledge been changing in recent years. "Conservatives", all about objecting to the indoctrination Kool-Aid except when it's their preferred flavor.
John You are absolutely right!
Thank you, for talking about this!
Beau, just thank you! Your no drama, sincere passion, and logical presentation are so much appreciated. I really feel that my knowledge is deepened and expanded listening to you. Keep on keeping on.
You know, that would be a great tshirt. I pledge allegiance, then all those other clauses lined out with blue pencil, then to liberty and justice for all. I’d buy that.
It's intresting how under god didn't come until the 50s hmmm
Charlatans always use God to sell defective products.
The 'Red' scare was kind of a big deal.
It was because of the fear of Communism at that time.
It was added in 1954 after the Korean War ended.
during the "good old days"
I only knew about it not having “under god” because I am an atheist. Did the red scare influence Docherty at all?
I think that is precisely why they changed it but I could be wrong.
IIRC, it was added as a contrast with "Godless Communists".
More or less, yes
McCarthyism and the Red Scare
They put that as anti-“godless”communist propaganda. Funny cause the author of the Pledge was a Christian Socialist. And he was for separation of Church and State
I pledge allegiance to Liberty and Justice for All! Thank you once again Beau.
Beau, you knocked it out of the park on this one. Perfection
Beautifully concise. Thanks, Beau!
Yes! “I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.” I had hell growing up because I knew as a small child that it was wrong to pledge to a symbol - the flag, or the country. I was a contentious child who refused to do the pledge for many of my elementary school years. Never have been much of a conformist. Probably how I stumbled into this room. 😊
The heavens applaud this message. I appreciate all that you do and all that you are. Blessed Be, Beau!
"I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all." I was just about to post that when you said it. :) Thanks for making me feel like a like-minded voice of reason.
We need a T-shirt for that, Beau!
teespring.com/pledge-4407?pid=2&cid=2397
Ha. First thing I did was check his teespring store. Not there....yet!
@@suebee4843 Just added teespring.com/pledge-4407?pid=2&cid=2397
Just ordered one.
What about Antarctica?!
Just started watching your videos yesterday and absolutely love your content
Keep watching and go back, too, for earlier content. The man is here and his words are worthwhile. Don't miss it.
Well welcome aboard.
Lucky You! This means that there are hundreds more of Beau's videos that you haven't seen even once. I have enjoyed every one of them and keep going back for refreshers. I always laugh at the cake murderer spoof.
Welcome!! Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis.
@@kathryncasey4114 OMG yes...so good. Laugh just thinking about it. Positive vibes from New Hampshire
I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all.....I LIKE IT! as you say this is what matters!
Beau, I love you man! I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all. It's the only way I will say the pledge from this day forward. How could it possibly offend anyone? Oh wait, I forgot...