In fourth grade, I had just moved (back) to the US and learned the Pledge of Allegiance. Ronald Reagan was President, and I knew he was a Republican. For the longest time, I thought they would have to change "and to the Republic for which it stands" to "and to the Democrat for which it stands," if a Democrat was elected president. I don't remember when I learned what a Republic was, but fortunately, I got myself straightened out!
A childhood belief about the pledge
others believed things like this
- I used to think Star Wars wis Democrat vs. Republican because they would talk about the Republic.Anon
- i used to believe that everytime we elected a president was because the old one died!!:)— angel
- I long believed that Ronald Reagan was Ronald McDonald's brother. And I thought it made him more impressive!— JB
- I used to think that Margeret Thatcher was married to Ronald Reagan, because they were always on tv together!— Nat
- I used to believe that the "Pledge" of Allegiance had something to do with our "Pledge" cleaner. — Pledge
- I thought the Pledge of Allegiance was "to the United Steaks of America," and that we were saying it to cows.— bessy