Injustice Systems

nimelennar · February 16, 2019, 7:26pm

For resisting arrest without violence. So for not immediately complying with being taken out of class for something he had the right to do.

chgoliz · February 17, 2019, 7:28pm

kxkvi · February 17, 2019, 7:36pm

I had no idea that China had such power over Hollywood. But of course: $$$$

Daveb · February 18, 2019, 1:56am

What it always seems like anyway.

nimelennar · February 18, 2019, 2:05pm

“I’m not interested in playing the wizened Jedi in your tentpole,” he explained. “I was successful enough in the last three decades that I can afford to do these [smaller films] now.”

I guess you could say that now all he cares about is love…

jerwin · February 18, 2019, 9:02pm

https://www.justsecurity.org/62548/exclusive-fbis-war-crimes-unit-chopping-block/

Cynical · February 19, 2019, 8:31pm

I’m absolutely preaching to the choir here but let’s not forget that the Bellamy salute was created to “honour the flag” and that the entire Pledge of Allegiance looks like fascism 101 to everyone who isn’t North American:

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That kid is absolutely on the right side of history.

gadgetgirl · February 19, 2019, 9:16pm

FTFY. I’ve been told Canada has a pledge, but I’ve never had to say it, or seen it performed.

nimelennar · February 19, 2019, 9:30pm

I think the closest we have is the Oath of Citizenship:

I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.

There’s also the Oath of Allegiance, for certain public servants to swear, but that’s pretty much just the first half of the Oath of Citizenship.

Wisconsin_Platt · February 19, 2019, 10:13pm

Go on down to Texas.

The school systems I knew had both an pledge of allegiance to America and a pledge of allegiance to Texas.

kxkvi · February 19, 2019, 10:34pm

In Utah, they had the American Fourth of July and “Pioneer Day,” which celebrated Brigham Young & Co. arriving in the Valley. Guess which one was more popular.

Cynical · February 19, 2019, 11:40pm

My bad. I deliberately put “North” because I didn’t want to tarnish those who are south of the border with the allegations of fascism, forgetting entirely that Canada is part of continental North America.

I’ll remember to use “USians” when I’m being disparaging from now on…

gadgetgirl · February 20, 2019, 1:10am

Well, we’ve got the fascists, unfortunately, but we don’t have the pledge.

PatRx2 · February 20, 2019, 2:36am

We have lemon Pledge. Does that count? Dunno if it has much use for indoctrination, but the furniture sure looks good.

gadgetgirl · February 20, 2019, 2:49am

The one Pledge I love the smell of.

kxkvi · February 20, 2019, 3:00am

Pledge causes clouding. So does Lemon Pledge.

chgoliz · February 20, 2019, 5:03am

So is Mexico (in North America).

MalevolentPixy · February 21, 2019, 11:41pm

Putting this here because I don’t see this being destroyed. “Destroyed”, yes… After a copy has been moved to a server in a basement that’s harder to get at. Or “destroyed” while something magically similar appears in its place. Me, cynical? No way.

gadgetgirl · February 22, 2019, 12:07am

The one hope is that they’re too incompetent to do a backup.

MarjaE · February 22, 2019, 12:09am

I think it’s about as likely that they’ll fail to disguise that they’re still using the same database, with the same pre-ruling entries.