I received a lot of criticism, not from my teachers, but from fellow students when I was in school and refused to perform the pledge of allegiance. Something about reciting a pledge to a flag every day struck me as disturbing, even as a kid. Personally, I think the pledge should be scrapped altogether, but at the very least people should be able to opt-out without being physically or verbally threatened, intimidated, or assaulted. So, seeing this happen to this kid is pretty bothersome to me and I hope whoever laid their hands on that student will be terminated from their teaching position.
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nice surburbanites are not racist, right?
I don't believe this was necessarily racist, although I could certainly be wrong. Either way, suburbanites are anything but the tolerant, accepting, multicultural folks that some people love to believe. In Virginia, for example, the pro-Confederate candidate received plenty of support in the suburban areas, just as Trump did across America. Suburban Whites are no less bigoted than rural Whites.
