I don't like politics much, but I consider myself a patriot. And it's paid off.
One time, I was walking in a shady part of town when this guy tried to mug me. I thought fast, put my hand over my heart and began saying the Pledge of Allegance.
Well, you can guess what happened. We've all been indoctrinated in the k-12 school system.
The guy put his hand over his heart and joined me in the pledge. He actually knew more of the words than me.
It was suddenly just us, two Americans trying to navigate a messed up system, each in our own way, but hanging onto a sense of national unity. We had a moment. We hugged. And then I hauled off and clocked him and ran away.
True story.
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