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"Oops, you weren't supposed to think about that socialist stuff too much. Just focus on the 'under God'" (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bellamy

Francis Julius Bellamy (May 18, 1855 – August 28, 1931) was an American Christian socialist Baptist minister and author.[1] He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.

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[–] 84 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Most of the people who have "we the people" plastered on their car probably don't realize the preamble to the constitution also says "insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare".

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  • [–] 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Welfare? WELFARE??

    They would froth at the mouth and collapse.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    I bet that most of those people if told there was a country (without telling them which country it was) whose constitution says they must "promote the general Welfare" would say that it must be a Communist country.

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