Nationalist moment of the day...

Did you known that before WWII and even a bit into the actual conflict the correct way to salute the American flag was identical to the Nazi sieg heil. I love that these small things that aren't thought about very often have such interesting histories. My suggestion: ban the pledge of allegiance and let the dictators of the world sell these kinds of pledges. If what you are selling is that great then you don't need a bunch of children swearing oaths to something they don't even understand. Now imagine if something like this was implemented in Sweden or Germany today, it would immediately be interpreted as a dangerous and slippery slope back toward nationalism.