Did you know that the Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy, a Christian Socialist minister who railed against the evils of capitalism?
I don't know exactly why, but reciting the Pledge has always felt creepy to me…especially so after 9/11 when people were more than willing to ignore basic physics and more than eager to go to war for a lie…a lie promulgated by the very government that is represented by that flag.
Oath to protect the Constitution? No problem.
Oath to protect public safety? No problem.
Pledge of Allegiance? Creepy.
Not trying to piss on anyone's parade, that's just how I see it.