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that Pledge of Allegiance was authored by a Socialist. Ironic isn’t it
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@jimbob3030 Francis Bellamy had the social conservative attitudes common to his era, but as a nationalist (which meant he was part of the nationalization movement) he advocated for the nationalization of all public utilities. He was also an educator who fought for a national education system that taught children civics, humanities, and the sciences. He was a Christian Socialist, and felt patriotism is doing good for the nation. I myself don’t agree with nationalism, but to the group Francis was a part time of the time nationalism meant an economic democracy as he described it Also Francis Bellamy although a Christian believed vehemently in the separation of Church and State . There was no mention of God in his Pledge, that was added by Eisenhower as anti-communist propaganda.
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@SkycometAnimeVamp he was Francis Bellamy. Called for an economic democracy, nationalization of all public utilities, and pioneer of a national public school system
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@bearbryant3495 The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country. In its original form it read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added. In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration.
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@jimbob3030 national socialism was fascism based on ethno-nationalism, collectivism, and corporatism. Bellamy was more of a St Simonian State Socialist. If what I described sounds like Fascism to you, well you need to learn more about it. Fascism doesn’t support nationalization, but private property. And they also didn’t support separation of Church and State. Bellamy still supported Republican government. The coining of the term “privatization” was initiated in describing the Nazi economic policy. With all that said I agree that Francis Bellamy’s socialism isn’t something I would support or advocate, as I’m more of a libertarian socialist
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@JamieNixx Francis Bellamy was a Christian Socialist who advocated nationalization of all public utilities and a pioneer of a national public school system
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