The Pledge of Allegiance is creepy and problematic

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American flag flying in the center of Mound Park in Fredonia, Kansas

Happy Fourth of July everyone! I hope everybody has a great holiday. To celebrate my favorite holiday of the year, I thought I’d write about one of my most controversial opinions: The Pledge of Allegiance is creepy and problematic. Some people don’t like it because they don’t believe that there is “liberty and justice for all” in America. Some don’t like it because they don’t believe in God, and don’t like that it says, “under God.” Some might be completely for the pledge and think that it’s unpatriotic or downright un-American to be against the pledge. However, my reasons to be against it are not because of the above reasons most people give, and I would actually argue that my reasons to be against it are the most patriotic and pro-American reasons. I will say that, whatever your thoughts are after reading this article, the most important thing is that you, as an American, understand our history better and the reason why certain things, like the Pledge of Allegiance, exist in the first place.