gregory rush
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

Here’s an “oath” that Trump might feel is much more ideal for the kind of America he would prefer to emerge from the character of our youth:

“The pledge of the youth”:

Speaker (one of the youth celebrating the event):

“We affirm:
The (American) people has been created by the will of God.
All those who fight for the life of our people, and those who died,
Carried out the will of God.
Their deeds are to us holy obligation”

All the boys and girls participating: “This we believe.”

Speaker:

“We affirm that God gave us all our strength,
In order to maintain the life of our people
And defend it. It is therefore our holiest
Duty to fight to our last breath
Anything that threatens or endangers the life
Of our people. God will decide
Whether we live or die.”

Everyone present: “This we pledge.”

Speaker:

“We want to be free from all selfishness.
We want to be fighters for this (nation)
Named (America), our home.
We will never forget that we are (American).”

Everyone present: “That is what we want.”

Of course, such a ceremony has never existed, in the USA.

But it has existed. See the outline of the entire ceremony and it’s genesis, here: http://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/jufeier.htm

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